KARACHI: The Cyclone Vayu turned to Category-1 earlier on Wednesday, heightening as ‘Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm& (VSCS), worsening the heatwave in Karachi and pushing the mercury forecast to hit 39-42°C.According to the Pakistan Meteorological Leavement (PMD), the ‘feels like& moodature could shoot to 47-50°C owing to Karachi's humidity while the heatwave in the port city.The sea breeze, too, is predicted to remain cut off in the port city, a sandstorm with a touch of light rain is expected in Karachi nowadays (Thursday), it added.
The PMD said the effect of the Cyclone would be limited to India's Gujrat but is expected to hit its shore in the evening nowadays.Indian GujaratContrary to earlier predictions made by the Indian Met authorities, Cyclone Vayu has changed its course and is is now unlikely to make landfall on Gujarat coast."IMD has officially informed that the Vayu cyclone has changed the course and now is unlikely to make landfall on Gujarat coast.
However still while skirting through Gujarat coast it may cause heavy wind and rain so we are still on stand by mode.
Every forces shall remain on alert mode till situation does much becomes normal," Pankaj Kumar (IAS), additional chief secretary, revenue department and in-charge of the cyclone relief activity said.The Indian government had evacuated at least 300,000 residents to shelters along the coast in Gujarat as cyclone Vayu intensified over the Arabian Sea and was likely to hit land on Thursday (nowadays).Indian media ,citing weather officials , reported that Cyclone Vayu, with wind speeds equivalent to those of a Category 1 hurricane, is set to cross the coast with sustained wind speeds of 145 kph to 155 kph (90 mph to 96 mph), and could gust as high as 170 kph (106 mph).Cyclone Vayu is the moment deadliest cyclone to hit the state since 1998 that had ravaged port town Kandla eliminateing 1,241 persons.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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