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KARACHI: The Met Department issued a cyclone warning for today evening according to which a deep depression (very strong low-pressure area) over Rann of Kutch coast, India and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea had moved westward during last six hours.
It intensified into a Cyclonic Storm called Asna and lied at around 170km south/southeast of Karachi.
The system is likely keep moving initially west/northwestwards. Under its influence, widespread rain/wind-thunderstorms with scattered heavy/very heavy and isolated extremely heavy falls likely in Karachi division, Tharparker, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, T.M Khan, T.A Yar, Matiari, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Jamshoro, Dadu & Shaheed Benazirabad districts till 31 August.
Widespread rain/wind-thunderstorm with scattered heavy/very heavy and isolated extremely heavy falls also likely in Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Keach & Gwadar districts during 30 August to 1st September with occasional gaps.
Heavy rains may create water logging/rain inundation in low lying areas of Sindh-Makran coast.
PMD stated that its cyclone warning center at Karachi was closely monitoring the system and will issue the update accordingly.
Meanwhile, many government and private organizations have issued precautionary steps to ward off possible damages to lives and properties in Karachi.
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