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India braces for Cyclone Biparjoy: Thousands evacuated from coastal areas in Gujarat

Authorities have so far shifted 50,000 people from coastal areas of Gujarat to temporary shelters ahead of the expected landfall of powerful cyclone 'Biparjoy' near Jakhau port in Kutch district. With the cyclone barrelling towards the Gujarat coast, parts of the Saurashtra-Kutch region received heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, the Met department said on Wednesday.

Published 14.06.23, 03:31 PM
Fishing trawlers anchored at Jakhau port ahead of the landfall of Biparjoy cyclone, in Kutch district.
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Fishing trawlers anchored at Jakhau port ahead of the landfall of Biparjoy cyclone, in Kutch district.

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The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening as a
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The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening as a

Jakhau port, one of the busiest docks in Gujarat, is serenely inactive except for the rough sea, gushing wind and heavy rains as it awaits the landfall of cyclone 'Biparjoy'.
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Jakhau port, one of the busiest docks in Gujarat, is serenely inactive except for the rough sea, gushing wind and heavy rains as it awaits the landfall of cyclone 'Biparjoy'.

People cover speed boats ahead of the landfall of Biparjoy cyclone.
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People cover speed boats ahead of the landfall of Biparjoy cyclone.

National disaster response force (NDRF) personnel brief citizens ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, at Mandvi, in Kutch.
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National disaster response force (NDRF) personnel brief citizens ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, at Mandvi, in Kutch.

Villagers leave Jakhau village during evacuation ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, in Kutch district.
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Villagers leave Jakhau village during evacuation ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, in Kutch district.

Indian Coast Guard carries out evacuation operation at Okha, Gujarat in preventive measures of severe cyclone ‘Biprajoy’.
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Indian Coast Guard carries out evacuation operation at Okha, Gujarat in preventive measures of severe cyclone ‘Biprajoy’.

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visits Bhuj Military Station to assess army's readiness for cyclone Biparjoy, in Bhuj.
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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visits Bhuj Military Station to assess army's readiness for cyclone Biparjoy, in Bhuj.

15 teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), 12 teams of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), 115 teams of state road and building department, and 397 teams of the state electricity department have been deployed in different coastal districts.
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15 teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), 12 teams of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), 115 teams of state road and building department, and 397 teams of the state electricity department have been deployed in different coastal districts.

Cyclone Biparjoy is very likely to cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau port (Gujarat) by the evening of June 15 as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, IMD said.
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Cyclone Biparjoy is very likely to cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau port (Gujarat) by the evening of June 15 as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, IMD said.

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