Today’s dust storm is likely to hit Karachi

KARACHI: Dust storm likely to hit Karachi today (Wednesday) as cyclone Biparjoy coming nearer to Pakistan’s coastal belt, said Pakistan Meteorological Department, the private news channel reported.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recently issued an alert stating that Cyclone Biparjoy had made further north-northwestward progress.

Also Read: Journalist Sabir Shakir, Moeed booked over ‘sedition’ charges

The PMD in its advisory said that Karachi is likely to receive rain with a light dust storm at the speed of 20 to 30km today.

Tomorrow afternoon or evening, when the cyclone makes landfall, Tharparkar, Sujawal, Umerkot, Mirpur Sakro, and other areas of Sindh may experience heavy rains.

On Tuesday morning, Sherry Rehman, the minister responsible for climate change, issued a warning that given the size and force of the winds, Karachi “will likely” experience urban flooding.

Also Read: Karachi’s DHA is not at risk from high tides: Chief meteorologist

Also Read: Exams in Sindh are postponed as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches

Taking to Twitter, the senator wrote: “Biparjoy Cyclone is real. Without panicking, people need to take PDMA Sindh and PDMA Balochistan advisories seriously for the coastal areas.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon revealed that a total of 56,895 people had evacuated from three districts in Sindh — Badin, Sujawal and Thatta.