Educational activities in the port city will resume today (Saturday) as the threat of cyclone Biparjoy has now reduced.In a notification, the city commissioner’s office said the earlier notification to cancel/reschedule exams and other education-related activities had been recalled.”It is therefore, informed that all educational activities including examinations may be resumed in all education institutions of Karachi Division by tomorrow i.e. 17.06.2023,” the notification said.
Howling gales and crashing waves pounded the coastline of India and Pakistan on Thursday as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall, with more than 175,000 people fleeing the storm’s predicted path.People in Sindh’s coastal areas, who were forced to flee their towns and villages ahead of tropical cyclone Biparjoy’s devastating landfall, are returning to their homes as the storm has significantly lost its strength.
“The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) ‘BIPARJOY’ over the northeast Arabian Sea after crossing the Indian Gujarat coast (near Jakhau port) has weakened into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS),” the Met Office said in its latest advisory.Roofs were blown off houses, and trees and electric poles were uprooted, leaving thousands without power as a severe cyclone made landfall and rain lashed both the Indian and Pakistani coasts late Thursday.At least two people died in India’s western state of Gujarat after being swept away by flood waters just before the cyclone hit.
However, in Pakistan, the cyclone had no major impact, with rain reported in some parts of the southern metropolis of Karachi, which is on high alert.
