Staff Reporter
Public sufferings in the city knew no bounds yesterday after the cyclone SIDR swept over the city at midnight Thursday causing extensive damage, especially severing power lines.
City dwellers remaind in dark for about 24 hours until filing of this report at 10:00 AM and still there was no confirmation of restoring electricity in the capital. Only the headlights of motorcars were seen lightening the streets at night yesterday in many parts of the city.
No electricity eventually led to a no-water situation in the city, as the water pumps are mainly dependent on electricity. [Read more]