Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Geo Pakistan’ on Thursday morning, she said that Biparjoy was a category three cyclone and 10 days ago nobody knew where it was headed. But we have also alerted medical teams and 86 units have been deployed in the field,” Rehman added. “We are ensuring the provision of cooked food and clean water at relief camps, which are the most essential. ‘More than 80,000 people evacuated’Īccording to the government, 81,935 people in vulnerable areas had been relocated with the help of the Pakistan Army, Navy, Rangers, and police.Īt the moment, 63 evacuation camps were active while 106 were on standby, the climate change minister said. He said the eye of the storm would pass over Shakoor Lake - situated on the border between the Indian state of Gujarat and Sindh - and its effects would be seen in Sindh’s coastal areas. Talking to, Dean of Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam Dr Altaf Siyal warned that the province’s coastal areas were likely to be impacted by the cyclone. The photo shows downpours in Sindh’s Badin. Separately, Rehman took to Twitter and shared a PMD report, saying that over 100mm of rainfall was predicted in Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sanghar. Regarding flight operations, the minister said airports had been given told to suspend commercial flights at airports in Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sukkur, and Moenjo Daro if the air pressure crossed the threshold of 30 nautical knots. “Therefore, teams have been called in from Punjab for assistance in repair work.” Rehman also stated that there were 90 electricity feeders in coastal areas and there were chances of power failure when the cyclone made landfall. ‘100mm of rainfall’ expected in KarachiĪddressing a press conference alongside NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider earlier today, Rehman said Karachi would experience heavy rainfall and strong winds but would not be directly impacted by the cyclone. Meanwhile, sea conditions along Sindh-Makran coast will likely remain rough/ very rough and fishermen are advised not to venture in open sea till the system is over by 17 June, the PMD said.
The weather alert said storm surges of 6-8 feet were expected along Keti Bandar and its surrounding areas, which could inundate the low-lying areas.
“Squally winds may cause damage to loose and vulnerable structures (kutcha houses) in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparkar and Umerkot districts,” the forecast said. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) tweeted that the cyclone had yet not reached Keti Bandar, which is at a distance of 150km from Indian Gujarat, and its impacts in Pakistan would only be certain after further development. 100,000 people evacuated in India’s western state of Gujarat.Sindh CM puts administrations of Karachi, Hyderabad on alert.Over 80,000 people have been evacuated possibility of another cyclone in July rain reported across Sindh.Cyclone has not hit any areas in Pakistan yet, says chief meteorologist.PMD says landfall of cyclone has commenced, Biparjoy now at 245km south of Karachi, 200km south of Thatta and 150km south-southwest of Keti Bandar.“However, some of the areas in the country came under its outer periphery.” He said the cyclone had not directly hit any of the areas in Pakistan as of Thursday night. Strong winds and heavy rain lashed coastal areas of Pakistan and India as the cyclone made the landfall, the weather office said.Ĭhief Meteorologist at PMD Sardar Sarfaraz also told that various areas in Sindh had been receiving rain and experiencing strong winds under the impact of this weather system. Part of the eye (of cyclone) is over the land.”
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) too said in its latest bulletin that the “landfall process is continuing and by midnight it will be completely over the land. It added that maximum sustained surface winds were blowing at 100-120km/hour and gusts at 130km/hour around the system’s centre while sea conditions remained rough/phenomenal with a maximum wave height of 20-25 feet. The PMD said the landfall would be complete by midnight. The landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, currently classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm”, commenced along the Indian Gujarat coast and the Pakistan-India border at 7pm on Thursday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
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