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Over 60, 000 people evacuated in Pak as 'Phet' approaches | With the cyclone 'Phet' threatening to hit Pakistan's coastline during the next 24 to 36 hours, emergency services in the country have been pressed into service. Over 60,000 people have been shifted
to safer locations from vulnerable coastal villages in the Sindh province and
other adjoining regions. President Asif Ali Zardari has already directed the military
and concerned government authorities to take "immediate precautionary measures"
as the tropical cyclone closes in towards the country. The meteorological department
is keeping a close watch on Phet's route and has warned that heavy rains accompanied
with winds blowing at over 100 kilometres per hour could smash Sindh and Balochistan
in the next few hours. "Cyclone Phet has almost reached the Oman coast and could
recurve towards Pakistan's coastline of Balochistan and Sindh in the next 24-36
hours," a weather department official said. Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency
has asked fishermen to stop all their activities and keep out of high seas. Officials
said that hospitals have been put on alert, and necessary medicines and equipments,
along with ration and clothes are being arranged. "We have shifted hundreds of
people to relief camps established in school buildings in the area," The Dawn
quoted Munir Memon, a senior official of the Sindh relief commission, as saying.
"We have a better infrastructure and improved health facilities in Karachi which
makes the city much safer from such catastrophes," he added. The Pakistan Navy
has also sounded an alert for search and rescue operations. It has pressed two
helicopters to keep a close watch on the situation. |
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