KARACHI-UNS: Authorities in Sindh are in the process of evacuating residents of the country’s coastline and removing moveable structure ahead of “cyclone Biparjoy” that is hardly 580 kilometres away from Karachi.
Torrential rains are also expected anytime in Karachi and other parts of Sindh.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Monday announced that 32,466 people in the districts of Sujawal, Badin, and Thatta, as well as residents of around 70 buildings in Karachi, were vulnerable to the cyclonic storm.
The tropical cyclone has intensified into an ‘Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm’ – Category 3, with sustained wind speed of approximately 161 to 180 km per hour and gusts up to 200 km per hour. Its current location is roughly 580 km south of Karachi and 560 km south of Thatta.
The cyclone is expected to maintain a northward trajectory till tomorrow and then re-curve Eastward towards Keti Bandar and Indian Gujarat Coastline as a very severe cyclonic storm.
The areas likely to be affected by the cyclone include Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Tharparkar, Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Hyderabad, Ormara, Tando Allah Yar Khan and Tando Mohammad Khan.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its update on its Twitter handle says the movement of the cyclone is being monitored continuously to face possible danger and tackle its effects.
