A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan are likely to face flash flooding, heavy rain and high winds when Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall there, officials say. The cyclone is bearing down on the two countries from the Arabian Sea.
People evacuated from a village near Jakhau eat a meal at a shelter in Naliya, Kutch district, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Cyclone Biparjoy is projected to make landfall near Jakhau port. The cyclone forecast to slam ashore on Thursday is expected to be the most powerful to hit western India and Pakistan since 2021. People evacuated from a village near Jakhau eat a meal at a shelter in Naliya, Kutch district, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
The bazaars and beaches in Mandvi, India, usually a bustling coastal town known for its wooden boat-makers, were deserted Thursday under shutdown orders from the government. The Indian Meteorological Department said the cyclone was bearing down on Jakhau port, where it is likely to make landfall on Thursday evening.
A government release said major religious sites in coastal Gujarat such as the Dwarkadhish temple in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district will remain closed on Thursday.On Thursday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was in Azerbaijan on an official visit.
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