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I wondered the same about earthquakes in 2005, but that is the problem in a 3rd world country and less than stellar infrastructure
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At 9.15, the main cyclone is now heading towards coastal areas of Balouchistan and a portion of it is heading towards Oman again.
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The main danger for Karachi is now diminshing. With winds dying down, only patchy but heavy rains are falling. Coastal areas of Sominani, Hingol and Ormara are still in danger.
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Fortunately the storm is travelling along with the coast line and actually its main thrust is not hitting the land.
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someone tell this two but johnny come lately senastionalist piece of crap moron shahid masood to shut his pie hole and let his moronic political leanings step aside once in a while when people's lives are at stake. ghatiya insaan.
kisi pey kechar uchalney sey pehlay apney geriban main to dehk lo
as he brings the truth infront of the most corrupted gov ,Pak has ever seen,
so you start blaming him and abusing him as "ghatiya insaan"
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Dr. Shahid Masood pretends to be a very caring person but the fact is that he is not.
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This storm is causing much destruction in Ormara and Pasni.
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We will come to know about losses only after two or three days.
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kisi pey kechar uchalney sey pehlay apney geriban main to dehk lo as he brings the truth infront of the most corrupted gov ,Pak has ever seen, so you start blaming him and abusing him as "ghatiya insaan"
I looked in my garebaan and noticed that I had not knowingly made any false statements about the cyclone. That being said now lets focus back on this dabba doctor and his incorrect information..
Either he lied on purpose ..i.e. he knew that there were many reports out there about cyclonic activity and just decided to ignore that just to score points, or he did not know. If he did nto know he is an incompetent fool who did not bother to check his facts before making his proclamations.
so what is he, a frikkin liar or an incompetent fool? you tell me
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This fool also put lives in danger by trying to score points rather than taking the warning with the seriousness that it deserved, and conveying/broadcasting the message. 
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^ that is why I called him ghatya insaan, knowingly spreading incorrect information because I dont believe for one second that he did not know..
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Storm devastation has resulted in deaths of 65 people if u go by the Sindh Govt numbers and 228 according to Edhi, whatever the number some serious damage has been done to the areas affected that will require funding, time and effort. This number controversy does not help and I fail to understand why these idiots sitting in Govt cannot ascertain the exact number, this is counter-productive to any reconstruction project.
Iam sure the Edhi folks know what they are talking about, then 228 is supposed to be a catastrophe of some porportion and requires national level crises management.
On Quack Dr Shahid Masood, this and many other tv anchors are playing the ratings game, they have no particular sympathy or concern for the affectees. They are not the main issue here, its the 228 dead and hundreds homeless, no one has yet reported on those who have lost their homes or the orphans.
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true
and I will say is that while a few hundred people may have perished, tens of thousands are affected due to the damage to property.
different aid agencies culd use our help right now in making sure that people get the help they need.
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Cyclone batters coastal areas
By Saleem Shahid
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QUETTA, June 26: Tens of thousands of people fled for safety as cyclone Yemyin and high tides hit major parts of Balochistan coast and Ormara before noon and caused havoc in Pasni and Gwadar before moving towards the Iranian coast at around midday on Tuesday.
The cyclone caused widespread damage but did not claim any life. Home Secretary Tariq Ayub said that no one died because the government had taken maximum precautionary measures, forewarned the people and helped them to move to safety.
He said that army and navy helicopters rescued over 100 people from Gadani and Sonmiani. “Most of them were fishermen,” he said.
At least nine people, including a policeman and two Hindu pilgrims to Hinglaj, lost their lives in floods and rain-related incidents in different parts of Balochistan. The policeman died in the Karakh area. Rains and floods in seasonal rivers disrupted road communication between Khuzdar and Shahdadkot.
Most of the people of Gwadar town took shelter at Koh-i-Batil, the highest hill in the area. DCO Gwadar Iqbal Nadeem said that high tides measuring between 10 and 20 feet lashed the Makran coast near Gwadar.
The met office announcement about a powerful cyclone moving towards the coast caused panic among the people prompting them to flee to safe places. The cyclone hit the Koh-i-Batil, the natural breakwater for the newly-built Gwadar Deepsea Port.
Tidal waves lashed the other side of Gwadar coastline inundating the airport area of Shambey Ismail. The tides also lashed the Pasni airport and adjoining areas.
The cyclone first hit Ormara at 11.30am and later Pasni at 12.30 and an hour later Gwadar.
According to met office, the cyclone was subsiding and forming into a low pressure causing massive rains. Heavy rains played havoc with life, property and infrastructure, disrupting road Balochistan’s road links with the rest of the country. The major bridge linking Quetta with Karachi near Bela Town was washed away by floods. More than 800 vehicles, passenger coaches, trucks and buses, were stranded.
Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yusuf said a large number of people were marooned in Lasbela district and it was impossible for government officials to provide them immediate relief. He said he had asked nazims to extend all possible humanitarian help to the people. The chief minister said that over 600 fishermen had been rescued from the cyclone zone near Gadani and Sonmiani.
Another road destroyed by floods and torrential rains was the Coastal Highway, disrupting the vehicular traffic between Karachi and Gwadar. The Bela-Awaran highway was closed for vehicular traffic after heavy rains swept away many bridges and culverts at different places.
The Makran region was cut off from the rest of the country from all directions. The road communication between Panjgur and Turbat was also cut off and people were stranded at different places from Gichk and Hoshap.
Almost all the seasonal rivers are in high floods destroying hundreds of mud-houses in the vast areas of Makran.
The officials responsible for protection of Mirani dam opened the main spillway to save the structure because of massive pressure on the dam caused by rains in its catchment areas.
Thousands of people were shifted to safe place, Relief Commissioner Khuda Bakhsh Baloch told Dawn on telephone. “Most of the affected people were accommodated in school and college buildings. Some others were provided tents and relief goods. Many more left the area and joined their relatives in remote regions for safety and security,” the relief commissioner said.
He also said that the Dasht River was in high flood in the downstream following rains in Iranian Balochistan, cutting off all land routes.
In central Balochistan, road communication was disrupted between Quetta and Sibi as a bridge near Mach was washed away.
Heavy rains were also reported in Bugti and Marri hills and central Balochistan inundating the whole of Kachhi plains. The worst affected areas were Jhal Magsi, Ghandawa, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and adjoining areas.
In Dhadar, floods and heavy rains disrupted vehicular traffic. Local irrigation officials claimed that the discharge in Bolan River was over 100,000 cusecs in the downstream. Hill torrents continue to inundate the low-lying areas in the plains following continuous rainfall in central Balochistan for the past 20 hours.
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KARACHI - June 26: The Hingol River, in spate following Monday’s rain, has cut a portion of the Makran Coastal Highway, which connects Karachi with Gwadar. — Photo by Shakil Adil
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KARACHI: Panic grips coastal area residents amid cyclone warning
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Storm leaves Karachi in chaos: Death toll mounts to 200
32 feared dead as boats sink in sea
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KARACHI: Many areas without power for 80 hours](http://dawn.com/2007/06/27/local3.htm)
Karachians *‘Never Say Die’ *
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God bless everyone.
I'm not sure about the death toll numbers issue and whats behind this, but a bit from local talk on the floor out there. There is some confusing issue with the quoted death numbers, God knows whats true, but it's being said that the initial Edhi press release had quoted the entire number of deaths reported in Karachi and its surroundings Sat, the total number includes natural, crime related, suicides, reported from hospitals for burial prep, brought from homes for burial prep as well as many accident and rain accidents related deaths/bodies recovered directly by Edhi or other services.
Unfortunate as it is, the daily death toll, natural or caused, in a city like Khi is quite alarming even on a daily basis owing to the crime, high population and poverty etc. The 250 approx figure may actually include rain deaths only as a fraction.
But this is not confirmed, there's little coverage and reporting on it, no proper confirmation or denial. Either case, any number is a casualty and it was all massive and the destruction and havoc huge. I hope the aid is delivered timely and properly.
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^ Is this the latest spin people have come up with that the deaths due to rain are only a fraction? Why did some political party need gun toting 'guards' at Edhi for controlling dead bodies? I really wish parties can forget the politicising of such tragedies and get busy in providing actual help to the suffered ones.