KARACHI: Numerous coastal villages and regions of Karachi were flooded on Monday when a tidal wave raised the sea-level along the coastline due to cyclone ‘Kyarr’ intensifying in the Arabian Sea. ‘Kyarr’ is the ninth super cyclone to have developed in the North Indian Ocean after 2007’s super cyclone ‘Goryu’. “The Super Storm Kyarr is likely to move further northwestwards towards Oman coast during next few days. Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) of the PMD is regularly monitoring the intensity and track of this tropical cyclone,” the press release by PMD added. Karnataka and Goa had sounded a red alert as Cyclone Kyarr intensified.

Source: Pakistan Today October 28, 2019 11:26 UTC