CM declares cyclone emergency
KARACHI:
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting regarding Cyclone Tauktae on Saturday at CM House declared emergency in all the districts located along the coastline for taking precautionary measures to meet any untoward situation. A control room should be established at the chief secretary s office to keep close coordination with all the districts, in respect of their requirements and giving them necessary instruction on behalf of the government, he said.
The Cyclone Tauktae is heading towards Indian Gujrat, but its periphery is expected to hit the coastline of Balochistan and Sindh causing torrential rain, high winds and rough sea.
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours.
In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours.
It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18.
It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi.
Cyclone Tauktae turning away from Pakistan s coastal belt, not likely to make landfall
Pakistan
Sun, May 16, 2021
Infrared satellite imagery released by the Pakistan Meteorological Department, showing the storm at 2040 PST, May 15, 2021 PMD
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met Department) on Sunday announced that Cyclone Tauktae is moving away from the country s coastal belt and is not likely to make landfall. The cyclone is turning away to the southwest direction, said the PMD s Director Sardar Sarfaraz. Though the cyclone is intensifying, it will pass by Pakistan s coastal belt without touching it.
Since the cyclone is turning away from Pakistan s coastal areas, it is no longer expected that Karachi will receive torrential rains, he added, stating that however, the south-eastern Sindh areas are expected to receive rainfall.
Top Story
May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours. In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours. It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18. It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi. Maximum sustained winds around the system centre are 100-120 kmph gusting to 140 kmph, the advisory said. It said that based on the existing meteorological conditions, dust/thunderstorm-rain with a few incidences of moderate to heavy rainfall with gusty winds of 60-80 Kmph are likely to occur in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker, Mirpurkhas, Umerko
CM Sindh declares cyclone emergency in districts along coastal belt
Pakistan
Sat, May 15, 2021
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has declared a cyclone emergency in districts of the province lying on the coastal belt of the province.
The decision was taken on Saturday when the chief minister was presiding over a meeting today at the CM House where he declared an emergency in all districts located along the coastal belt.
The decision was taken as a precaution so that any untoward situation can be avoided.
“A control room should be established at the chief secretary s office to keep close coordination with all the districts, in respect of their requirements and giving them necessary instruction on behalf of the government,” he said.