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KARACHI: A extreme low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea, which is anticipated to escalate right into a cyclonic storm, is prone to hit Sindh’s coastal belt throughout the subsequent 24 hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) mentioned Thursday.
According to PMD’s Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz, if the low-pressure system develops right into a cyclonic storm, will probably be named “Asna”, which implies “highest” and “brighter”.
He emphasised {that a} cyclonic storm through the monsoon season is “very uncommon”, highlighting that that is the primary prevalence of such a climate system directed towards the Sindh coastal belt from Central India since 1961.
“During monsoon, there may be roughly 1% or 2% likelihood for a melancholy or low stress to show right into a cyclonic storm or tropical cyclone.” meteorologist Anjum Nazir mentioned.
Earlier in the present day, the PMD reported {that a} deep melancholy over India’s Rann of Kutch, located 270km east/southeast of Karachi, is anticipated to accentuate right into a cyclonic storm later tonight or by tomorrow (Friday) morning if it will get beneficial climate situations.
The Met Office expects the doable storm and climate system to carry heavy rains to Pakistan’s coastal belt, together with decrease Sindh and Karachi.
As a consequence, PMD’s cyclone warning centre within the port metropolis has additionally warned fishermen in decrease Sindh and Balochistan to keep away from venturing to the ocean until August 31 in view of a doable cyclone.
This system can also be prone to carry scattered heavy rainfall to remoted extraordinarily heavy rainfall in Tharparkar, Badin, Thatta, Sajawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Matiari, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Jamshoro, Dadu and Shaheed Benazirabad districts and Karachi until August 31 with occasional gaps.
Such torrential rains could set off pluvial floods or inundation in low-lying areas of Sindh, Balochistan and southern Punjab.
It may trigger flash flooding in hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and native nullahs and streams of Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu, Kalat, Khuzdar, Jaffarabad, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Barkhan, Loralai, Awaran, Panjgur, Washuk, Mastung and Lasbella.
Heavy rains may set off landslides in Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
