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☆ Trees uprooted, roofs blown off by cyclone in India's Gujarat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] A man rides a motorcycle through a waterlogged street in Mandvi before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasAHMEDABAD, India, June 16 (Reuters) - Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted in several parts of India's western state of Gujarat as a severe cyclone made landfall overnight and heavy rain continued to lash the coast early on Friday. India's weather department warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gujarat and the neighbouring state of Rajasthan through Friday. Pakistan's weather department said moderate to heavy rain was expected in the Hyderabad, Nooriabad and Thatta regions. Local television showed visuals of uprooted trees, people sheltering against strong winds and debris lying on roads in the aftermath of the cyclone.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Biparjoy, Mohapatra, Sumit Khanna, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, India Meteorological Department, Thomson Locations: Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Francis Mascarenhas AHMEDABAD, Pakistan, Jakhau, Rajasthan, Hyderabad, Nooriabad, Thatta, Ahmedabad

☆ 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

[1/3] A man with a mobile phone takes a picture of rising waves before the arrival of the cyclonic storm Biparjoy over the Arabian Sea, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 14, 2023. The cyclone is likely to cross Saurashtra, Kutch, and neighboring Pakistan coasts on Thursday noon with winds of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph. "As of now, our forecast is it will cross as a very severe cyclonic storm. After crossing, its intensity will fall and become a cyclonic storm and depression." In neighbouring Pakistan 62,000 people were evacuated from high risk areas, according to the country's National Disaster Management Authority.

Persons: Akhtar Soomro, gusting, Sherry Rehman, Manorama Mohanty, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Mohapatra, Alok Kumar Pandey, Sumit Khanna, Rajendra Jadhav, Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Sudipto Ganguly, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, India Meteorological Department, IMD, Gujarat's, Disaster Management Authority, Ships, Rajendra, Thomson Locations: Karachi, Pakistan, Akhtar Soomro AHMEDABAD, MUMBAI, Jakhau Port, Indian, Gujarat, Pakistan's, Saurashtra, Kutch, Mandvi, Jakhau, India, Ahmedabad, Mumbai

☆ Cyclone Biparjoy: when it will hit India and Pakistan, and map of affected areas
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/8] People watch as waves hit Mandvi Beach before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, India, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasNEW DELHI, June 15 (Reuters) - A powerful cyclone, named Biparjoy, is inching closer to India and Pakistan. LANDFALLThe 'very severe cyclonic storm' developing over the northeast Arabian Sea is expected to make landfall between Mandvi in India's western state of Gujarat and Karachi in southern Pakistan by Thursday evening. WIND SPEEDThe cyclone is expected to have maximum sustained wind speeds of between 115-125 km (71-78 miles) per hour, gusting up to 140 km (87 miles) per hour. FATALITIESSeven people have died in India so far due to mishaps stemming from extreme weather conditions caused by the cyclone, including rough seas and wall collapses.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Sakshi Dayal, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI, Schools, Thomson Locations: Gujarat, India, Pakistan, Mandvi, India's, Karachi, Gujarat's Jakhau Port

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