Pakistan: Cyclone Phet weakens before hitting Omani coast
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Pakistan03 Jun 2010 19:36:08 GMT * May disrupt shipping; Oman Oil, LNG say so far unaffected * Cyclone seen hitting southeast Oman late on Thursday * Storm to weaken...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Tropical cyclone barrels towards Sindh's coast
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy BhagwandasKARACHI: As tropical cyclone Phet travels northwards towards Sindh's coastal areas and is expected to hit them on Friday waves in the sea...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan evacuates 60,000 as cyclone Phet looms
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: PakistanKARACHI - A major cyclone was closing in on Pakistan's coastline, where the president ordered immediate precautionary measures and around 60,000 residents...
View ArticleIndia: India: Over 8,000 evacuated as Cyclone Phet expected to hit Gujarat...
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaAHMEDABAD/PUNE: Alarm bells rang throughout Gujarat, as cyclone Phet intensified to a very severe cyclonic storm causing strong winds, thunderstorm and rainfall...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Cyclone Phet losing intensity: Met office
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy Bhagwandas KARACHI: The intensity of tropical cyclone Phet is expected to subside when it hits the country's coastal areas on Sunday, according to...
View ArticleOman: Cyclone kills two, halts oil and gas in Oman
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Oman, PakistanOil production halted due to rough seas-PDO spokesman * All LNG trains in Oman to be shut down-Oman LNG spokesman * Phet forecast to hit Pakistan coast...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan warns of Cyclone Phet danger
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: Pakistan issued a danger warning Friday over Cyclone Phet, which may hit the coast packing winds of 120 kilometres an hour, as relief workers...
View ArticleOman: Cyclone Phet death toll rises to 16 in Oman
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: OmanMUSCAT, June 5 (Reuters) - Cyclone Phet killed a total of 16 people in Oman on Friday and wounded dozens more, state television and medical staff said on...
View ArticlePakistan: Cyclone Phet bears down on Pakistan after hitting Oman
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy BhagwandasKARACHI: The meteorological department recommended on Friday immediate evacuation from low-lying coastal areas, particularly in...
View ArticlePakistan: Cyclone Phet hits Pakistan's coastline: officials
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Pakistan, OmanBy Hasan Mansoor (AFP) KARACHI - Cyclone Phet weakened Sunday after reaching two coastal districts of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials...
View ArticleOman: Life returning to normal in Oman after tropical cyclone
Source: Kuwait News AgencyCountry: OmanMUSCAT, June 6 (KUNA) -- Life is going back to normal in Oman after Tropical Cyclone Phet, as the country works hard to repair damage to the state's...
View ArticlePakistan: Rains lash Pakistan as Cyclone Phet closes in
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: PakistanBy Hasan Mansoor (AFP) - 56 minutes agoKARACHI - Heavy rains and winds lashed the port city of Karachi on Sunday as Cyclone Phet swirled along Pakistan's...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Heavy rain batters Gwadar, cyclone eyes Karachi
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy Saleem Shahid and BhagwandasQUETTA / KARACHI: Widespread torrential rains, accompanied by cyclonic winds, lashed the Makran coast and parts of...
View ArticlePakistan: Phet moves past Karachi, hits Thatta 11 dead as rains, storm lash...
Source: Frontier PostCountry: PakistanKARACHI: The tropical cyclone, Phet, on Sunday crossed Karachi and moved towards Thatta with a speed of 25 to 30 kilometers per hour but rains which lashed Karachi...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Rain wreaks havoc along Makran coast
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy Saleem ShahidQUETTA: Torrential rains coupled with gusty winds paralysed coastal districts of Gwadar and Lasbela, disrupted power supply and brought...
View ArticlePakistan: Cyclone Phet kills 10 in Pakistan
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: PakistanKARACHI - Strong wind and rain killed 10 people, damaged property and flooded homes in southern Pakistan in the last 24 hours, but the disaster Cyclone Phet...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Around 160 relief camps set up across Karachi - Ibad
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: Governor Sindh Ishratul Ibad Khan on Monday said 38,000 people have been shifted to safer places due to torrential rains. Ibad was speaking to...
View ArticleIndia: India: Health dept to set up control room in Jaipur, flood-hit dists
Source: Times of IndiaCountry: IndiaJAIPUR: Heavy rain, which battered western Rajasthan, has forced the health department to swing into action on Tuesday. The department has decided to set up a...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: People displaced by Phet return home - NDMA
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanISLAMABAD: Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General (Retired) Nadeem Ahmed, said that all people displaced by the...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Rains damage millions of tons of wheat in Sindh
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanBy Saleem ShaikhKARACHI: A huge quantity of recently procured wheat has been damaged during recent rains in many parts of the province, while quality of...
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