Met office issues alert as tropical cyclone Vayu intensifies
Last updated on: 12 June,2019 04:06 pm
Vayu is likely to continue to move in northerly direction.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday has issued an alert as tropical cyclone “Vayu” in the East Arabian Sea intensified as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) and moved further north-northwestward during last 6 hours.
According to the Met Office, Vayu is likely to continue to move in northerly direction.
Under the influence of this system, widespread Dust/Thunder-showers with scattered heavy to very heavy falls are expected in southeast Sindh (Thatta, Badin and Tharparkar districts) on Thursday and Friday.
While scattered/isolated Dust-thundershowers may occur in rest of Sindh during the period.
The sea breeze is likely to remain cutoff on Thursday-Friday (13-14 June) which can lead to heatwave like conditions in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi. The fishermen of Sindh are advised not to venture in open sea during Wednesday evening to Friday evening, as the sea conditions are likely to be very rough/high.
The department has also directed all the concerned authorities of Sindh province to remain alert and take precautionary measures during coming days regarding the impact of the cyclone.