Happy Holidays and Giving Tuesday/ Support People Cyclone Biparjoy India And Pakistan
de OPULENT PHILANTHROPY INCDisaster Relief: Providing Shelter, Food and water. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to make landfall in densely populated areas across the subcontinent Thursday, putting millions of lives at risk. Biparjoy has been churning across the northeastern Arabian Sea, heading toward southern Pakistan and western India since late last week, with winds of 160 kph (100 mph) and gusts up to 195 kph (121 mph). It has weakened slightly since Tuesday, sustaining winds of 150 kph (90 mph), equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane. Landfall is expected Thursday afternoon local time, bringing the triple threat of heavy rain, damaging winds and coastal storm surges across the region, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Mass evacuations have started in Pakistan’s Sindh province, with about 60,000 people sent to temporary shelters, according to local authorities. Plumes of dust have engulfed some parts of the province, reduced visibility and impacting the breathing of many. The provincial capital Karachi – Pakistan’s largest city, with a population of 22 million – has shut malls and businesses along the coast. CNN
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