Karachi, July 25 -- Karachi's first spell of the monsoon season triggered widespread power outages across the city after more than 200 feeders of Pakistan's K-Electric were affected by rain-related faults, with electricity supply disrupted in several neighbourhoods, The Express Tribune reported.

According to The Express Tribune, low to moderate rainfall began in different parts of the city on Friday, exposing the vulnerability of Karachi's power distribution network despite K-Electric's assertion that its emergency response teams had been placed on high alert ahead of the monsoon spell.

The report said multiple feeders, substations and pole-mounted transformers (PMTs) tripped shortly after rainfall started, while snapped power lines and...