| GEO Pakistan | | Cyclone Phet takes new direction | Updated at: 2340 PST, Thursday, June 03, 2010
 KARACHI: The eye of cyclone Phet is 200 kilometers away from Masirah, an eastern Island of Oman which has been hit by heavy rains and strong winds.
According to Arab TV, the authorities have completed evacuation of the people from Masirah Island and areas on the eastern coast of Oman.
Heavy rains lashed Oman's areas along its east coast particularly Masirah Island.
The cyclone, rated at a factor of 3.5 on a scale of five, was moving northwestwardly at a speed of eight kilometres (five miles) an hour. Winds were blowing at a 180 kilometres (112 miles) an hour.
The capital Muscat further north could be affected by Saturday, authorities said.
But Muscat airport was still open with no intention to suspend flights, Transport Minister Salem al-Nuaimi said.
Phet was expected to veer towards the Indian and Pakistani coasts, sparing Oman a devastating impact similar to that of cyclone Gonu. It tore through Oman in 2007, killing at least 49 people and causing damage worth 3.9 billion dollars.
The cyclone is expected to hit Pakistan’s coastal areas on Sunday at a medium pace. It’s speed could touch 34 to 47 nautical miles with tides up to 3 to 5 meter high.
Heavy rains with strong winds are expected in the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan in the next 84 hours. |  |
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