[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.

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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