The Globe and Mail, Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Sonya Fatah
Karachi, Pakistan — Tropical Cyclone Yemyin hit coastal areas of Balochistan province in Pakistan yesterday afternoon, claiming at least 10 lives, leaving many missing and tens of thousands displaced.
Yemyin packed winds as strong as 130 kilometres an hour as it made landfall, according to Qamaruz Zaman, director of the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
About 18 fishing boats and two ships were reported missing. More than 50 people were rescued from the choppy waters of the Arabian Sea, according to navy Commander Salman Ali.
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