Pakistan and India are on high alert

Heavy storms and rain are expected to hit the country’s coastal coastline on June 15, according to national media reports.

Sardar Sarfaraz of the Pakistan Meteorology Department told the AA correspondent that cyclonic storm Biperjoy is 760 kilometers from Karachi, saying: “The strength of the storm has intensified and it has moved from the ‘high intensity’ category to that of ‘extremely severe'”. saying.

Sarfaraz said the storm was crossing the international maritime border between southeastern Pakistan and Gujarat province in western India, adding that Biperjoy is highly likely to hit the southeastern Pakistani coast with winds of up to 100-120 km per hour and tides greater than 4 meters in length. .

Sarfaraz reported that it is possible to experience flooding on the coast.

INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif instructed search and rescue teams to take all precautions against possible flooding and heavy rain.

So far no evacuation operations have been ordered on the coast where the storm is expected to hit.

On the other hand, the holidays of all search and rescue personnel in Sindh province have been cancelled.

The port authorities, on the other hand, began to place ships and boats anchored in secure areas.

The authorities had prohibited fishermen yesterday from sailing and entering the beaches until the threat of the storm passed.

In 1999, a Saffir-Simpson Grade 3 storm hit the Thatta region of Pakistan, killing 6,200 people.

INDIA

In a statement made by the India Meteorological Department, it was recommended to suspend all fishing operations in the Middle East and the adjacent central western Arabian Sea until June 15.

In the statement, the fishermen were asked not to go to the central and northern regions of the Arabian Sea from June 12 to 15.

A yellow alert was also issued off the coasts of Saurastra and Kutch in the state of Gujarat.

The public was warned of the expected heavy rain and high winds. (AA)