Re: Karachi Underwater
^^ Geez, I was in Karachi in August '06 when the heavy showers hit the city. It was hellacious, up to half-a-foot of dirty water on the streets! Some pebbles on our Nana's roof got stuck in the rooftop drains and the water flooded all the way till the third floor! Thanks God the water didn't go much farther from the rooms adjacent to the staircase. Me and my cuzin had to unclog the drains and get the water out using wipers, planks, bats etc. After that me and my cuzin had to go get some grocery in those same dirty clothes :(. Some a$$hole thought that opening the sewers would help drain the water but the water just mixed in and still remained stagnant on the roads :( YUCK! Certain "posh" areas of the city like Clifton and Defence were also submerged. We have storms like 10 times worse here in Canada and yet nothing happens due to sensible drainage systems.
^ Our underpasses are 10 meters under sea level. They're fair game ;).
Screw global warming, unless we get proper drainage I'll be praying for drought.
Agreed. Allah helps those who help themselves. I mean what the hell is our economy for if we can't afford a proper drainage system.