KARACHI: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said that imminent threat of Cyclone Asna has started to move away from Karachi City and ‘take a westward turn’.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) The cyclone is heading towards west and southwestward while rain is also expect in Karachi,The system will result in windspeed of 60-80 km per hour along Pakistan’s coast and Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Dadu districts.
Under this influence of the system, Karachi division, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Alla Yar, Matiari, Jamshoro, and Dadu are likely to get showers with heavy downpours.
Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Keach, and Gwadar districts of Balochistan are also likely to experience strong winds and heavy showers by Sunday night.
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It also anticipated that the system is expect to track further west-southwestwards and posed no threat of making landfall on any coast.
