Sindh Chief Minister said that hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated across the coastline as a cyclone Bioarjoy approaches towards Karachi coastal maritime boarders.
It is pertinent to note that the cyclone named Biparjoy, meaning “disaster” in Bengali is making its way across the Arabian Sea and is forecast to make landfall as a “very severe cyclonic storm”.
At least 20,000 people had been evacuated from the storm’s path in Sindh.
Indian media reported that across the border in India’s Gujarat state, authorities said they had also helped a similar number to move.
India’s Meteorological Department said the storm would hit near the Indian port of Jakhau on Thursday evening with winds surging up to 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour), Reuters reported.
“Over 20,000 people have been evacuated,” said CC Patel, the official in charge of relief operations in Gujarat state, adding that more people would be moved throughout Tuesday.
Fishing has been suspended along the Gujarat coast where there could be waves of up to three metres (over nine feet), and the Indian Coast Guard on Monday evacuated 50 personnel from an oil drilling ship due to rough conditions.
سمندر ی طوفان بائپرجوائے شدت میں کمی کیساتھ کراچی سے 440 کلومیٹر جبکہ ٹھٹھہ سے 430 کلومیٹر جنوب میں موجود ہے. طوفان کی پیشرفت اسکے ممکنہ اثرات کو مزید واضح کر یگی۔ محتاط رہیں محفوظ رہیں.https://t.co/TBWt0ziBw5#BiparjoyCyclone
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