Mild to heavy showers also battered parts of the city offering respite from the sweltering heat that had gripped the city. As blistering winds pummeled the coastal city of Karachi, eyewitnesses capture the horrifying moment glass peels off a high-rise building. The dust storm rose in the Malir, Gadap Town, Super Highway, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Ahsanabad areas and had soon gusted throughout the city. #Karachi in the midst of a severe dust storm due to #CycloneTauktae. Meanwhile, in other districts of the province, including Mirpur Khas, Umerkot, Islamkot, Mithi, Chacharo, Tharparkar, Nagarparker and Sujawal, the PMD has forecast dust storms and rain with strong winds.

Source: The Express Tribune May 18, 2021 13:47 UTC