Heavy rains on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Sindh, with the country’s financial hub Karachi battling record downpour that had claimed the lives of at least five people and severed road access to entire localities.

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared rain emergency all over the province, as authorities aided by armed forces began a giant clean-up operation.

As the scale of destruction became clearer during the day, large areas were covered in water and mud. In some areas, floodwaters rose to the first storey of small buildings.

The torrential rain of this type is uncommon in Karachi, where poor infrastructure can leave citizens vulnerable to flooding. It had been raining steadily for about 5 hours, and the met office has issued a severe weather warning for Thursday.

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