August 30, 2024 5:30 PM

Thousands evacuated, schools shut as India, Pakistan brace for rare August cyclone

Coastal towns and cities in India and Pakistan braced for a rare August cyclone on Friday, as heavy rains and winds forced authorities to close schools and evacuate thousands. Weather office said a deep depression had formed over land and was likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Friday evening, moving north-westwards over the Arabian Sea in the next two days. Schools in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi and parts of Kutch district in India's Gujarat were shut, officials said, as heavy...