Murtaza Wahab. Archive | Photograph credit score: X/@murtazawahab1
Pakistani authorities on Saturday (August 31, 2024) warned of heavy rains and gusty winds that may hit the nation’s coastal areas as a consequence of a cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea.
“Cyclonic storm Asna, positioned within the northeast Arabian Sea off the coast of Sindh, has been transferring westwards for the previous 9 hours and is now positioned about 200 km southwest of Karachi,” the Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) stated in an advisory. It additionally stated the storm system is prone to proceed its west-southwesterly course.
Below its affect, the PMD stated, torrential rains accompanied by robust winds are prone to happen in Karachi division, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Matiari, Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh until August 31.
Cyclone Asna kinds over Kutch; rain continues in Gujarat
Related climate situations are forecast for Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Kech and Gwadar districts in Balochistan until September 1. It was additionally indicated that heavy rains could result in waterlogging in low-lying areas of Makran coast in Balochistan.
The PMD warned that sea situations are prone to stay tough to very tough with gale-force winds of as much as 80 km/hr, and suggested fishermen in Sindh to not enterprise into the ocean on Saturday (August 31, 2024) and people in Balochistan until tomorrow (Sunday).
Cyclone Asna leaves no main impression in Gujarat and strikes in the direction of Oman
The PMD cyclone warning centre in Karachi is carefully monitoring the system. Involved authorities are requested to maintain them knowledgeable by means of PMD advisories. PMD chief Sahibzada Khan stated in a press convention on Friday: “That is the primary time in 60 years, since 1964, that such a cyclone has shaped.”
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has requested residents to keep away from “pointless journey”. “I urge the residents of Karachi, particularly cyclists, to keep away from pointless journey. Please keep secure everybody and in case of emergency, name 1339,” he stated in a submit on X.
