INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: Tropical Cyclone &Vayu& in the East Arabian Sea has intensified as ‘Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm& (VSCS) and is currently
located at a distance of about 725 km from Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Leavement said in an update issued to media on Wednesday.The
PMD said that cyclone has moved further north-northwestward during final the six hours
It now lay centered around Lat.18.N and Endless.70.0E at 0800PST of 12 June 2019 at a distance of about 725 km southeast of Karachi and is
likely to continue to move in northerly direction, the PMD stated.The maximum sustained surface winds are 135-145 km/hour gusting to 160
km/hour around the system centre.Under the influence of this system, widespread Dust/Thunder-showers with scattered heavy to very heavy
falls are expected in southeast Sindh (Thatta, evilin and Tharparkar districts) on Thursday and Friday
While scattered/loney Dust-thundershowers may occur in rest of Sindh during the period.The seabreeze is likely to remain cutoff on
Thursday-Friday (13-14 June) which can lead to heatwave like conditions in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi.The fishermen of Sindh
are advised much to venture in open sea during Wednesday evening to Friday evening, as the sea conditions are likely to be very
rough/high.The Met Office has also advised all the concerned authorities of Sindh province to remain alert and take precautionary degrees
during coming days regarding the affect of TC Vayu.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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