Cyclone Phet Pakistan Bound

Tropical Cyclone Phet hit the southeast coast of Oman yesterday and is moving northward toward Pakistan.

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Cyclone Phet Pakistan Bound — Picture taken on June 03, 2010, shows a cloudy sunset over the Omani capital Muscat, as cyclone Phet approached the Gulf sultanate pushing up from the Arabian Sea. Phet hit Oman's coast as a category 3 storm with strong winds and heavy rain. Phet moving Mohammed Mahjoub/AFP/Getty Images

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Picture taken on June 03, 2010, shows a cloudy sunset over the Omani capital Muscat, as cyclone Phet approached the Gulf sultanate pushing up from the Arabian Sea. Phet hit Oman's coast as a category 3 storm with strong winds and heavy rain. Phet moving (Mohammed Mahjoub/AFP/Getty Images)

Tropical Cyclone Phet hit the southeast coast of Oman yesterday and is moving northward toward Pakistan.

The cyclone weakened to a Category 3 storm by the time it made landfall, dumping heavy rains on the region.

Local media reported wind gusts of 133 miles per hour. Marine and rescue crews were on high alert.

According to a report by The Swinden Group, 60,000 people were evacuated from Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coastline and over 8,000 from Gujarat, India.

Phet is currently headed north and scheduled to hit Karachi on June 6 as a tropical storm. Heavy rains from Phet are expected to cause the most damage, according to the report.