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Phet is in Cat 1 now ! I am glad to read this , hopefully it won’t do much damage to our city.
Our media is so confused first they were saying that it will hit between Friday and Saturday night then they said it will be hitting on Sunday now they are saying it’s going to hit today’s evening 
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:)
its hitting everyday to some thing.. :)
so they are just confused what to report n what not to report.. :D
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Good!!!
Thank God for Oman breaking the storm.
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PCG, it was never meant to hit Karachi.. thanks to Allah for being so kind to us.. alhamdulillah..
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^ wow,.. Allah being kind to us? what about OMAN which is torn in to several pieces?
Doesn't they pray to same Allah ?
^ wow,.. Allah being kind to us? what about OMAN which is torn in to several pieces?
Doesn't they pray to same Allah ?
firenze, i didn't mean that.. i was replying to wat PCG said (thanking Allah for breaking strength using Oman).. dats it.. i thanked Allah for keepin us away from trouble and being kind to us.. of course all Muslims must be praying for Oman including me too..
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So whats the actual situation in Karachi now? RI!
Hot & humid or drizzling and windy?
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Well at the moment the cyclone is just hitting the Gawadar Bay near Pasni.
This is what happened in 2007 in Oman. This cyclone just passed by Karachi before hitting them.
Now this Phet:
Latest warning:
KARACHI: Pakistan issued a danger warning Friday over Cyclone Phet, which may hit the coast packing winds of 120 kilometres an hour, as relief workers were on standby to evacuate residents forcibly if needed.
The cyclone has “not dissipated to the extent we were earlier anticipating, which means it could be very dangerous when it hits Pakistan,” Nadeem Ahmed, head of the National Disaster Management Agency, told a private news television.
“All of our relief organisations are ready, our military, navy and other forces are ready to cope with any kind of situation in wake of Cyclone Phet.
“We have to be ready for the worst as it seems Karachi could be in the centre of the impact and we can’t rule out danger when the cyclone comes here on Sunday evening,” he said.
Forecasters have warned the cyclone may uproot power and communication lines along the coast but previously believed there would be less impact on Karachi, Pakistan’s biggest city, its financial capital and crucial sea port.
“It is expected to approach Pakistan Saturday evening and landfall on Sunday with maximum winds of 100 to 120 kilometres (60 to 75 miles) per hour,” said Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry, who heads Pakistan’s meterological department.
Hospitals have been put on alert, medicine and equipment stockpiled, while tinned rations and clothes are being arranged, authorities said.
Relief authorities in southern province Sindh, of which Karachi is capital, say they have evacuated tens of thousands of people from coastal districts of Thatta and Badin but that many are refusing to leave.
“So far we have evacuated tens of thousands of people from both the districts,” Munir Memon, a relief commission official, told AFP.
Thousands more are refusing to abandon their homes, he added.
“We have instructions from senior quarters to save people’s lives and we’ll do it forcibly if they continue to resist,” he said.
The government has established relief camps in school buildings, put transport on emergency standby, and set up health units and control rooms ready to operate if necessary, he said.
Chaudhry said widespread rainfalls accompanied by strong gusty winds were likely in southwestern Balochistan and Sindh provinces.
“Heavy rains may cause flash flooding in Balochistan and Sindh including Karachi,” he added.
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60-75 mi/hr will still do a lot of damages - that will knock over our trees in miami.
So whats the actual situation in Karachi now? RI!
Hot & humid or drizzling and windy?
its not drizzling, its slightly windy at intervals.. its hot.. but not very high.. today the max temp was i blv was 36 degrees.
just saw on Geo that they are on high alert again.. :)
May Allah protect all of us.. aameen..
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Very confusing.. some TV channels report it to be category 4, some says it is only category 1 now.. Anyways.. no matter how it is/will be.. May Allah s.w.t keeps everyone safe.
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no Sufi bhai, its not category 4.. its even below category one.. May Allah bless everyone.. aameen..
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Yup may be Media is just hyping about it. Right now the weather is clear and calm.
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There is always a calm before the storm. Don't go out to the beach and just stare at it...
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650 km away from KArachi, will hit by midnight.
I am kinda freaking out.
I hope all goes Well
and Allah keeps everyone in his Amaan.
We should pray.
There is always a calm before the storm. Don't go out to the beach and just stare at it...
Please don't freak me out :)
650 km away from KArachi, will hit by midnight. I am kinda freaking out. I hope all goes Well and Allah keeps everyone in his Amaan. We should pray.
Ameen..
so what's the situation in karachi right now? Did it start raining yet? I was really scared for my relatives there.
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nah, its sunny, infact.. partially cloudy.. it rained for about 2 minutes in the night.. its bit windy..
heavy showers expected during late hours till coming tuesday.. :)