Cyclone Biparjoy: Pakistan evacuate thousands ahead of storm

Thousands of people living in coastal towns and islands in Pakistan left their homes for more secure places ahead of the approaching cyclone Biparjoy that is supposed to make landfall in the country on Thursday. Image Source : AP

Solid breezes, showers and elevated tides proclaimed the appearance of cyclone Biparjoy, and that implies catastrophe or disaster in the Bengali language. Image Source : AP

Named a "very severe cyclonic storm" of class 3, Biparjoy is supposed to make landfall with winds of roughly 140-150 kilometers each hour (km/h) and blasts up to 170 km/h. Image Source : AP

The Pakistan Navy said that troops had cleared 700 people from different towns of Shah Bandar and 64 fishermen were saved from the ocean. Image Source : AP

The cyclone was supposed to keep a toward the north direction and afterward it was probably going to re-bend toward the east and make its landfall between Keti Bandar in Thatta locale and India's Gujarat shoreline. Image Source : AP

The evacuation took place in Keti Bandar and Ghora Bari, some portion of Thatta area; Shah Bandar, Jati and Kharochann, a part of Sujawal region; Shaheed Fazil Rahu tehsil (district Badin) and Badin. Image Source : AP

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