Seawater stops entering coastal belt of Karachi as cyclone Kyarr moves towards Oman.

ISLAMABAD -- Seawater has stopped entering into homes located in the coastal belt areas of Karachi, however hundreds of people still could not return to their homes and are facing immense difficulties in carrying out their daily life activities, according to latest updates available with the media on Tuesday about the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Kyarr" developed in the east central Arabian Sea.

The affected neighbourhoods mainly include Rehri Goth, one of the neighborhoods of Liaquatabad Town, and Lath Basti in Rehri Bin Qasim Town and Chashma Goth.

According to spokesperson of National Disaster Management Authority, in case of any emergency NDMA has established a 300 camps in Malir.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department's (PMD) latest advisory, the Super Cyclonic Storm over Eastcentral Arabian Sea has tracked northwestward during last 12 hours and now lay centered near Lat 18.6AdegN and Long 64.2AdegE with maximum sustained surface winds of 230-240 kmph gusting 265 kmph, at about 750 km southwest of Karachi and 1080 km northeast of Salalah (Oman).

It stated: 'Kyarr is likely to move further northwestwards during next 36 hours and then turn southwestward.'

'There is no direct threat to any coastal area of Pakistan; however, due to exceptionally strong winds around the system's centre and roughness in sea, low-lying islands may suffer by water intrusion due to high tides.'

The PMD further expected scattered DS/TS-rain in lower Sindh and along Makran Coast during Wednesday-Friday, and advised fishermen to not venture in open sea till 31 Oct.

Tropical Cyclone Warning Center of PMD is regularly monitoring the intensity and track of this Tropical Cyclone. The concerned authorities are requested to keep them abreast of the system updates through PMD website.

Earlier, volunteers of the...