Heavy rain batters Gwadar, cyclone eyes Karachi

QUETTA / KARACHI: Widespread torrential rains, accompanied by cyclonic winds, lashed the Makran coast and parts of central Makran on Friday.

Cyclone Phet hit Makran coast and started moving towards Karachi and other parts of Sindh in the afternoon.

Navy personnel rescued six fishermen trapped in the cyclone two kilometers off Jiwani.

Hundreds of fishing boats were reported missing in Gwadar, Pasni, Jiwani and Peshkan areas.

At least 25 people were injured.