After the heavy rain and storm that started in Pakistan and India recently, a biparjoy cyclone storm alarm was issued. Due to the Biparjoy cyclone storm, which is expected to hit Pakistan and India on June 15, evacuation procedures have been started in the coastal areas. In this context, 55 thousand people were evacuated.
According to Geo News television, measures have been increased in coastal cities of the country due to the storm, which is gradually approaching and 460 kilometers away from Karachi.
35,000 people were evacuated from the coastal areas to safe areas. Evacuation of 65 thousand people from Tatta, Sajaval and Badin regions continues.
The corps command in Karachi was also made ready for all kinds of search and rescue and aid activities.
On social media, it was seen that the water level rose at some points on the seashore, causing floods.
The cyclone storm is expected to hit Pakistan and India on June 15.
Authorities had banned fishermen from sailing and entering the beaches on June 10, until the threat of the storm had passed.
In 1999, a storm equivalent to a grade 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale hit the Thatta region of Pakistan, killing 6,200 people.
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According to NDTV television, evacuations are underway in villages near the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat.
Authorities stated that a storm alert has been issued in the Kutch and Saurashtra regions, and 20 thousand 580 people have been evacuated and moved to safe points so far.
In a statement made by the Indian Meteorological Department, it was noted that the storm has the potential to be extremely damaging, and it is estimated that the wind speed will be 150 kilometers per hour when it reaches land.
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