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☆ Coastal areas of India's Gujarat state return to normalcy after cyclone
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Sumit Khanna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AHMEDABAD, June 17 (Reuters) - Some 1,500 villages were still without electricity in India's western state of Gujarat, officials said on Saturday, as coastal areas recovered from the impact of this week's cyclone Biparjoy. In many villages, power had been cut off as a precautionary measure to avert any dangerous incidents during the storm, Gujarat Energy Secretary Mamta Verma told Reuters. A drone view shows dark clouds over Mandvi beach before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 15, 2023. More than 700 homes in the eight coastal districts of Gujarat suffered full or partial damage, according to the state government. Authorities in India and neighbouring Pakistan evacuated more than 180,000 people from vulnerable areas as the cyclone approached.

Persons: Mamta Verma, Port, Francis Mascarenhas, Kamal Dayani, Swati Bhat, Frances Kerry Organizations: Gujarat Energy, Reuters, REUTERS, Authorities, Thomson Locations: AHMEDABAD, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, Mundra, India, Pakistan

AHMEDABAD, India, June 16 (Reuters) - Early warnings, accurate identification of vulnerable areas and timely evacuations helped India to avert major casualties from cyclone Biparjoy, which battered the west coast near Pakistan late on Thursday, authorities said. India and Pakistan evacuated more than 180,000 people from the coastal areas to safety ahead of the cyclone. In 1998, a major storm in Gujarat killed about 4,000 people, according to local media, while in 2021, close to 100 people died in an 'extremely severe cyclone' named Tauktae. "Early identification of areas that were likely to be impacted by the cyclone and timely evacuation of people living within 10 km of the coasts are the biggest reasons" for low casualties, said Kamal Dayani, a senior Gujarat official. [1/5] A drone view of a broken bridge during the aftermath of Cyclone Biparjoy after it made landfall, along the Naliya-Bhuj highway, in the western state of Gujarat, , India, June 16, 2023.

Persons: Kamal Dayani, Francis Mascarenhas, Atul Karwal, Dayani, Sumit Khanna, Sudipto Ganguly, Kevin Liffey, Conor Humphries Organizations: Biparjoy, REUTERS, Authorities, Force, Thomson Locations: AHMEDABAD, India, Pakistan, Gujarat, Bhuj, Kutch, Ahmedabad, Mumbai

☆ Fast approaching cyclone forces evacuation of 75,000 people on India's west coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sumit Khanna | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A man carries a child from a truck during an evacuation before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in Jakhau in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasAHMEDABAD, India, June 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in India's western state of Gujarat evacuated more than 75,000 people from vulnerable coastal communities as cyclone Biparjoy was expected whirl in from the Arabian Sea to make landfall by Thursday evening. Early on Thursday, the cyclone was centred 180 km (112 miles) off Jakhau port in Gujarat and 270 km (168 miles) off Karachi in Pakistan, the India Meteorological Department said. "We have evacuated more than 75,000 persons from the eight coastal districts in Gujarat that are expected to be impacted by the cyclone," Kamal Dayani, additional chief secretary in Gujarat’s revenue department said. (This story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in the headline)Reporting by Sumit Khanna; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Kamal Dayani, Sherry Rehman, Sumit Khanna, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, India Meteorological Department, IMD, Thomson Locations: Jakhau, Gujarat, India, Francis Mascarenhas AHMEDABAD, India's, Karachi, Pakistan

[1/3] A police officer patrols Mandvi beach after it was shut because of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 14, 2023. Classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, Biparjoy was situated about 280 km (174 miles) from Jakhau Port in Gujarat and was expected to make landfall around Thursday evening. "As of now, our forecast is it will cross as a very severe cyclonic storm. Eight districts in coastal Gujarat are expected to be affected, the state government said. The evacuation operations will continue till today (Wednesday) evening, mainly in Kutch," said Kamal Dayani, a senior official in the Gujarat state government.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Manorama Mohanty, Kamal Dayani, Sudipto Ganguly, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, India Meteorological Department, IMD, Ships, Wednesday, Disaster Management Authority, Thomson Locations: Gujarat, India, Francis Mascarenhas AHMEDABAD, MUMBAI, Pakistan, Jakhau Port, Kutch, Saurashtra, Mandvi, Karachi, Jakhau, Pakistan's

[1/2] A lifeguard patrols Juhu beach, during a red flag alert due to rough seas caused by cyclone Biparjoy, in Mumbai, India, June 12, 2023. Eight districts in coastal Gujarat are expected to be affected, the state government said. Gujarat is home to many offshore oil installations and major ports in the country and most have been forced to suspend operations. Two of India's largest ports - Kandla and Mundra - located in Gujarat, have suspended operations, the state government said. Other ports including Bedi, Navlakhi, Porbandar, Okha, Pipavav and Bhavnagar have also closed due to the cyclone, according to shipping sources.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Kamal Dayani, Bedi, Navlakhi, Jamnagar, Sumit Khanna, Rajendra Jadhav, Mohi Narayan, Sudipto Ganguly, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, India Meteorological Department, Force, Reliance Industries, Adani, Indian Coast Guard, Key Singapore, Oil, Gas, Vedanta Ltd, National Disaster Management Authority, Rajendra, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, Francis Mascarenhas AHMEDABAD, MUMBAI, Gujarat, Pakistan, Mandvi, India's Gujarat, Karachi, Kutch, Rajkot, Pipavav, Bhavnagar, Mundra, Tuna, Kandla, Key, Dubai, Ahmedabad

☆ India puts coastal states on alert amid warning of strengthening cyclonic storm
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Sumit Khanna And Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AHMEDABAD,India/NEW DELHI June 10 (Reuters) - India's western states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and other coastal regions are on alert after meteorologists warned that a cyclonic storm over the Arabian sea would intensify over the next 24 hours. It warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places in the state of Kerala and coastal Karnataka region in next three days. In Gujarat, the 13 coastal districts of South Gujarat, Saurashtra peninsula and Kutch have been put on alert. "We are fully prepared to deal with any situation," Kamal Dayani, additional chief secretary in the state revenue department, told Reuters. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the districts likely to be affected by the storm.

Persons: Biparjoy, Kamal Dayani, Manoj Kumar, Mike Harrison Organizations: Authorities, Cyclone, Indian Meteorological Department, IMD, Reuters, Force, Thomson Locations: AHMEDABAD, India, DELHI, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kutch, Mumbai, Kerala, Karnataka, South Gujarat, Saurashtra

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