Karachi: Provincial ministers have been deputed to various towns by the Sindh government on Saturday as tropical Cyclone Tauktae looms near.

Chief Minister Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, has instructed his cabinet to reach various towns on Saturday to oversee administrative preparation to deal with the tropical storm.
Shabbir Bajrani has been sent to Thatha, Bari Pitafi to Sajawal, Sardar Shah to Sangardh, Ijaz Jakhrani to Jamshoro, Ismail Rahu to Badin, Taimoor Talpur to Thar, Akram Dharejo to Dadu while Mukesh Chawla will head to Hyderabad.
Tauktae, that formed as a result of a low pressure depression over the Southeast Arabian, will cause heavy to very heavy downpours along with windstorms in Sindh.
The Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an alert about the Cyclone Tauktae, saying that it will cause raindust/thunderstorms and gusty winds in Karachi.
The Depression over Southeast Arabian has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “TAUKTAE” and lay centered at a distance of about 1,460km south-southeast of Karachi," read the Met Department's alert.
The weather department said that the maximum speed of the winds sustained around the cyclone have been recorded at 70-90km/hr, adding that they are expected to reach 100kh/hr.

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