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Cyclone Biparjoy will hit Sindh's Keti Bandar of Pakistan today (Thursday) at 11 am (local time), Pakistan-based Geo News reported.
While addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Sherry Rehman spoke regarding the cyclone hitting Sindh on Thursday. She further said that till now, 66,000 people have been evacuated to safer places from Sindh's coastal areas, reports AFP.
Pakistan Climate Energy Minister Sherry Rehman on Wednesday informed this.
Sherry urged the people to cooperate with authorities. She said that all rescue agencies are prepared for relief operations. Rehman further said, “The true form of the cyclone will be known tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Pakistan Climate Minister said Thatta, Sujawal, Badin and Tharparkar districts will be hit the hardest by the cyclone. She further said that Biparjoy is moving away from Karachi and added that cyclone has forced the authorities to suspend small aircraft operations in Pakistan.
She said that operations of commercial flights will be suspended as the cyclone drew closer to Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in its latest update said that Cyclone Biparjoy over the northeast Arabian Sea has moved nearly northeastward in the past six hours.
Favourable environmental conditions are in support to sustain the Cyclone strength through the forecast period. Under the existing upper-level steering winds, the cyclone is likely to keep tracking Northeastward and cross between Keti Bandar and India's Gujarat coast on Thursday evening with packing winds of 100-120km per hour and gusting 140km per hour, said PMD.
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