Cyclone Biparjoy is set to intensify and make landfall in Gujarat on June 15
Published on Jun 13, 2023 06:36 PM IST
Biparjoy has "extensive damaging potential" and is likely to impact Kutch, Dwarka, and Jamnagar districts the most, according to a PTI report quoting the IMD.
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High tide waves hit the Arabian Sea coast in Porbandar on June 11. Ahmedabad IMD director Manorama Mohanty said that the cyclone is likely to cross between Mandvi in Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan near Jakhau port with 125-135 kmph wind speed gusting to 150 kmph on the evening of June 15, reported PTI. (AP)
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Gujarat Police boats are seen anchored on the shore as heavy rain lashes the Jakhau port ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy, in the Kutch district, on June 12. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclone has "extensive damaging potential" and is likely to impact Gujarat's Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka, and Jamnagar districts the most, reported PTI. (PTI)
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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel brief citizens ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, at Mandvi, in Kutch, on June 12. A warning has been issued for extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in coastal parts of the Saurashtra-Kutch region, especially in the districts of Kutch, Porbandar, and Devbhumi Dwarka, reported PTI. (PTI)
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Villagers are seen leaving Jakhau village during an evacuation ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, in the Kutch district, Gujarat on June 12. (PTI)
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A car was crushed by an uprooted tree following strong winds owing to Cyclone Biparjoy cyclone in Thane, on June 12. (PTI)
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A view of a damaged house due to heavy rainfall and strong winds ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy’s expected landfall in Porbandar, on June 13.(PTI)
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Indian Army soldiers stand before leaving for Kandla port to carry out an evacuation operation following the cyclonic storm Biparjoy, at a district headquarters in Bhuj, Gujarat. The government said 17 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 12 of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are also on standby in affected districts of Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar, Gir Somnath, Morbi, and Valsad, reported PTI.(Information Department Gujarat State/Handout via Reuters)
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People evacuated from Kandla port sit outside a school converted into a shelter, before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy, in Gandhidham, Gujarat on June 13. The evacuation process is still underway and so far 21,000 people from different coastal districts have been shifted to temporary shelters, reported PTI. (Francis Mascarenhas / Reuters)
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