NDMA to evacuate 100,000 people till Wednesday as Biparjoy moves closer to Sindh coastline
Pakistan
As many as 25,000 evacuations made so far: Sherry Rehman
ISLAMABAD (APP) - National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik said more than one hundred thousand people would be evacuated till June 14 (Wednesday).
Addressing a presser flanked by Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, he said cyclone Biparjoy could hit the Keti Bander on Thursday. "The evacuation process at coastal belt of Thatta, Keti and Jaati Bander and Umerkot is underway," he added.
He informed that the Keti Bunder coastline and adjoining areas had been alerted whereas the security and law enforcement agencies, provincial departments, and volunteers were engaged in shifting the population to safer places. "The evacuated population will remain in the relief shelters till the situation normalizes as strong windstorms and rains will take place," he added.
NEOC Update #CycloneBiparjoy - 13 June 2023
— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) June 13, 2023
Evacuations goingon in likely impacted areas in Keti Bandar, Badin, Sajawal by @ndmapk & @pdmasindhpk with lead help from District Administration, Pak Army & Rangers.
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All volunteers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who had been working during post-2022 floods would also be engaged in the process, he said. "The government of Sindh and other developments are engaged with the NDMA for relief activities,” he added.
The Chairman NDMA said Pakistan Army, Pakistan Rangers, PDMA and NGO'S are ready to meet any untoward situation.
25,000 evacuations made so far: Sherry Rehman
Meanwhile, Ms Rehman underlined that the vacations of all government officials and staff had been canceled and hospitals were placed on high alert. "As many as 25,000 evacuations have been done so far and more to be done further," she said.
Latest update #CycloneBiparjoy
— SenatorSherryRehman (@sherryrehman) June 13, 2023
17 international sources and satellite centres have contributed to this modelling. @ndmapk
Veering northeast now. Still on course to hit Keti Bandar and Sir creek area. #Pakistan Dust storms have begun on the Hyderabad to Karachi highway. Please… pic.twitter.com/xLSEh62hzH
She asked the people living near coastal belt of Sindh and Balochistan to seriously follow precautionary measures mentioned in advisories issued by the NDMA to meet any untoward situation due to Cyclone Biparjoy.
She informed that at least 8 relief camps in public schools and technical institutions’ buildings were established in Badin, three in Keti Bunder, and 7 in the other based in public schools. "As many as 12 feet high tides with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour can hit the coastal belt of the country," she added.
The minister said fisherman had been warned to avoid going to the sea. 'The old and mud houses can be damaged due to cyclone," she added.
Ms Rehman went on to say that the intensity of the cyclone was increasing and moving speedily to the coastal belt of Sindh. She warned that low lying areas of Karachi can be inundated due to rains and speedy winds of cyclone.
She advised people to voluntarily move at safer places and cooperate with the evacuation teams and concerned staff, whose leaves have also been cancelled.
