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Pakistanis homeless after cyclone Pakistanis stranded after cyclone
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Thousands of people have lost their homes and there are fears a dam may burst after a cyclone struck Pakistan's Arabian sea coast. Rescuers in southern Pakistan are battling to reach tens of thousands of people stranded after a cyclone struck the country's Arabian Sea coastline.
Most of the villagers left homeless were living in the coastal areas of southern Balochistan province. They fled their homes before the cyclone. Many people are clinging to trees and rooftops to escape floods. Bad weather and damaged roads, bridges and phone links are slowing relief efforts.
Weather officials expect more rain in the area on Wednesday. Thousands lost their homes having fled to high ground ahead of cyclone Yemyin. At least 20 people are reported killed.
Rains have eased in Pakistani's biggest city, Karachi, where at last 200 people died in floods over the weekend. Out to sea, Pakistan's navy has rescued more than 100 fishermen from the storm.
Five people were electrocuted in different parts of the city on Tuesday night as officials tried to restore electricity in many areas.
Out to sea Pakistan navy personnel are searching for more than a dozen fishing boats with more than 200 crew on board which are still reported missing.
Stranded
Thousands of people in the coastal areas of Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and Jewani have lost their homes after the cyclone struck the area on Tuesday.
The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees Rauf Rind Mayor of Kech Your stories from Karachi Human cost of storms The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees Rauf Rind Mayor of Kech Your stories from Karachi Human cost of storms
Residents of more than 100 villages in the districts of Kech, further inland, and the port of Gwadar have been evacuated. Rains have eased in Pakistani's biggest city, Karachi, where at last 200 people died in floods over the weekend.
And hundreds of commuters are reported to be stranded on the coastal highway which links southern Balochistan with the rest of Pakistan. Parts of the road were washed away by the cyclone. Five people were electrocuted in different parts of the city on Tuesday night as officials tried to restore electricity.
Days of heavy rain in southern India and Pakistan have left several hundred people dead.
Airlifts
Thousands of people in the coastal areas of Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and Jewani lost their homes after the cyclone struck the coast of Balochistan province, west of Karachi.
Road links have been severed by the flood waters
The BBC's Azizullah Khan in the provincial capital, Quetta, says at least 20 people are confirmed killed by bad weather in Balochistan this week, based on official and eyewitness accounts.
Residents of the port of Gwadar and of more than 100 villages in the districts of Kech inland have been evacuated.
Hundreds of motorists were stranded on the coastal highway which links southern Balochistan with the rest of Pakistan. Parts of the road were washed away by the cyclone.
Pakistan's navy says it has airlifted food and emergency supplies to the motorists. Elsewhere, people say they have yet to see any help.
"We are hungry, we are thirsty, the authorities say they are sending helicopters but we have not seen any," Hamal Baloch, a resident of Kech, told the AFP news agency.
The town of Turbat is amongst the worst hit. A number of people are clinging to the roof of a mosque, officials say - the navy's attempts to rescue them have so far failed.
'Out of control'
At least one small dam near the town of Pasni has broken, inundating dozens of villages.
In pictures: Karachi rain
The floods are also threatening the Mirani dam in Kech district, reports say. One unconfirmed report said water from the dam had overflown into the area and drowned 12 people.The floods are also threatening the Mirani dam in Kech district, reports say. One unconfirmed report said water from the dam had overflown into the area and drowned 12 people.
"The situation is out of our hands, it's out of control. The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees," the mayor of Kech, Rauf Rind, told Reuters news agency."The situation is out of our hands, it's out of control. The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees," the mayor of Kech, Rauf Rind, told Reuters news agency.
The floods have also severed a road link between Sibi and Quetta in northern Balochistan. The floods have also caused problems in northern Balochistan, severing a road link between Sibi and the provincial capital, Quetta.
Destruction
Cyclone Yemyin made landfall in Balochistan province at about 1100 local time (0600 GMT) on Tuesday, bringing rain, flooding and winds of up to 80mph (130 kph).
In pictures: Karachi rain
Officials said several people had been killed and many were missing on Tuesday.
Fishermen say more than 200 fishing boats anchored along the coast have been destroyed in the storms.
Unconfirmed reports on Tuesday said a number of Hindu pilgrims may have been killed in the heavy rains in Lasbella district as they travelled to a shrine.
Days of heavy rain in southern India and Pakistan have left several hundred people dead.
More than 140 have been killed in the rains in India, where people are also being moved from low-lying areas with more flooding forecast in many areas.
There have also been a number of deaths in Afghanistan.
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