With rains lashing Karachi, as many as 19 people died in various rain-related incidents in the port city on Thursday, taking the tally of deaths during the three-day monsoon spell in the city to 30.
Meteorological officials said downpours in August have shattered the 90-year-old record for the city. Some 484mm (19 inches) of rain has fallen this month so far, 130mm on Thursday alone, they said.
Videos and photos making rounds on social media showed submerged cars and motorcycles and water entering houses and buildings, wreaking havoc in the provincial capital.
Amid all the outrage against the Sindh government for being incompetent and “destroying” the city, Urwa Hocane tweeted that people should “stop complaining and do something on their own and fix at least their own colony issues”.
She further said: “It’s the people who have to work hand in hand with the government! How many of you can come up with a solution? Why don’t we start somewhere? Sab kuch government ka kaam nahi hota. Khud bhi kuch sochein, haath pey haath rakh k baithnay k ilawa (The government is not responsible for everything. We also have a duty other than sitting with our hand folded).”
Urwa’s comments did not sit well with social media users who called out the actor for her “elite” and tone-deaf comments.
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