People are pictured as they evacuate from Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province on June 13, 2023. Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik. (Str/Xinhua)

Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik.

The evacuations will be completed by early Thursday, the day the cyclone is expected to hit Pakistan's southern coastal areas, including Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, the NDMA chairman said while addressing a press conference on Tuesday.

Malik said the cyclone's intensity has increased and has been declared from a severe to a very severe cyclonic emergency, adding that measures are underway to control the storm's effects and weather damage.

Fishing boats are seen berthing in Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province on June 13, 2023. Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik. (Str/Xinhua)

People are pictured as they evacuate from Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province on June 13, 2023. Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik. (Str/Xinhua)

People wade through water as they evacuate from Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province on June 13, 2023. Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik. (Str/Xinhua)

People board a bus as they evacuate from Thatta district of southern Pakistan's Sindh province on June 13, 2023. Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik. (Str/Xinhua)