500 people evacuated to safe zone as super cyclonic storm Kyarr intensifies.

KARACHI -- At least 185 houses have been affected as water entered the coastal belt of Karachi, including Rehri Goth, one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town, and Lath Basti in Rehri Bin Qasim Town as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Kyarr" developed in the east central Arabian Sea and moves west-northwestward at about 860 km south of Karachi and 1,300 km east of Salalah (Oman).

About 500 people have been evacuated from the affected coastal belt. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Agha Rafi Ullah told the media that temporary camps were being set up for the affectees to stay. Edhi officials said that the situation in Ibrahim Hyderi area was out of danger.

Earlier, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning that the VSCS "Kyarr" was developing in the east central Arabian Sea.

The PMD, in its advisory at that time, however, stated that "none of the Pakistan coastal area is under direct threat from this system". 'However, under its influence scattered DS/TS-rain is expected in lower Sindh and along Makran Coast during Monday and Wednesday.'

'The Super Cyclonic Storm over East-central Arabian Sea has moved west-northwestward during last 12 hours and now lay centered...

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