As Biparjoy approaches Sindh's coastline region, evacuations are currently underway.

 As Biparjoy approaches Sindh's coastline region, evacuations are currently underway.

The storm is currently 380 km south of Karachi, according to the most recent advice; the NDMA chairman estimates that 100,000 people will need to leave by June 15; four people have died as India ramps up evacuation efforts.

As Cyclone Biparjoy ploughed into the province's coastline region on Tuesday, evacuations in Sindh went on all day.

In a warning sent out at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department stated that the cyclone had travelled further north-northwestward over the previous six hours and was now located around 380 km south of Karachi and 390 km south of Thatta.

Key developments:

• On June 15, a cyclone is forecast to make landfall between Keti Bunder and the Indian Gujarat coast.

• Sherry Rehman warns the public to take official advisories seriously "without panicking" as she predicts 113 mm of rain for Karachi.

• The NDMA chief says 100,000 inhabitants in at-risk neighbourhoods must leave by June 15; the DHA advises "voluntary evacuation" for Seaview, Emaar, and Darakhshan residents.

• Utilising all available resources for people's protection is PM Shehbaz's

 

• Directive FM Bilawal urges people to take precautions and work together

• India ramps up evacuations, 4 people die

Maximum continuous surface winds are 150-160 km/h, with gusts reaching 170 km/h around the system core. The sea is in fantastic condition, with waves reaching a maximum height of 30 feet. According to the centre, favourable climatic factors will help the cyclone maintain its strength throughout the forecast period.

It was stated that given the current circumstances, the cyclone was "most likely" to track further north until the morning of June 14 (Wednesday), then recurve northeastward and cross between Keti Bunder and the Indian Gujarat coast on the afternoon or evening of June 15 as a "very severe cyclonic storm" with winds of 100-120 km/h, with gusts as high as 140 km/h.

According to the warning, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparkar, Mirpurkhas, and Umerkot were anticipated to have widespread wind-dust/thunderstorm rain with some very heavy/extremely heavy rains as well as squally winds of 80-100 km/h with gusts to 120 km/h between June 13 and June 17.

From June 14 to 16, Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sanghar districts are anticipated to have dust, thunderstorms, and rain with a few isolated heavy falls and squally gusts of 60 to 80 km/h.

Low-lying villages would be flooded by a storm surge that is predicted to be 3-3.5 metres high at the location of landfall, Keti Bunder, and its surroundings, according to the advisory. Fishermen were also urged by the centre to stay off the open sea until the system subsided by June 17.

It warned that the coast of Sindh may experience "very rough to high" seas with storm surges of 2 to 2.5 metres. Similar rough to extremely rough sea conditions were anticipated throughout the coast of Balochistan, which includes Sonmiani, Hub, Kund Malir, Ormara, and the neighbouring locations.

The advisory states that the Hub and Lasbela districts of Balochistan may also expect dust, thunderstorms, and rain from June 14 to June 16, along with a few isolated heavy falls.

Squally winds, however, have the potential to harm loose and exposed structures, such as solar panels and kutcha homes.

Earlier, Deputy Chief Meteorologist Anjum predicted that Karachi and Sindh's coastline region would see some of today's and tomorrow's effects of the storm.

He claimed that Karachi saw daytime winds from the north and northeast that gusted between 15 and 20 km/h. He stated that Rajasthan was the source of the warm winds, which meant that Karachi will continue to have warm weather.

Later that evening, Sherry Rehman, minister of climate change, warned the public to exercise caution as dust storms had started on the Hyderabad-Karachi route.

The cyclone, she continued, was still on route to "hit Keti Bandar and Sir Creek area" and was heading northeast.