Thousands evacuated in India and Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches

Pakistan's army and civil authorities planned to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the country's southern coast before the arrival of Cyclone Biparjoy, and thousands living in low-lying regions of western India already have sought shelter from the tropical storm system, officials said Tuesday. The cyclone forecast to slam ashore on Thursday is expected to be the most powerful to hit western India and Pakistan since 2021. On Tuesday morning, Biparjoy was in the Arabian Sea 470 kilometers (292 miles) south of Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said.