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Dust decreases visibility in Karachi

Reduced visibility did not cause any interruption in flight operations at Jinnah Terminal

Our Correspondent November 15, 2019

Fog and dust particles in the atmosphere cover the horizon of Karachi as a cold spell grips the city. The dust particles in the atmosphere drastically decreased the visibility in the city on Thursday morning. PHOTO: PPI

KARACHI: Visibility drastically decreased from six kilometres (km) to 800 metres in Karachi on Thursday morning, mainly due to the suspension of dust particles in the atmosphere. Later in the day, it slightly increased to 1km. Moreover, as cold grips the city, the weather is expected to remain cloudy today (Friday). Light showers may also be experienced today.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), strong northwestern winds blowing at 40km per hour in the city caused the number of dust particles in the atmosphere to soar. However, reduced visibility did not cause any interruption in flight operations at Jinnah Terminal.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature recorded in the city on Thursday was 21 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature recorded was 30 degrees Celsius.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 15^th, 2019.