It Causes Destruction in Gujarat…
On Thursday evening, Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat and unleashed powerful gusts of wind that ripped up trees and toppled electricity poles.
Two people died and 22 were injured. Several houses and vehicles were also damaged and over 900 villages were left without electricity.
The cyclone, which had been churning across the Arabian Sea for more than 10 days, made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday evening with winds between 125 and 140 kilometres per hour.
However, the storm began to weaken a few hours later and by 2:30 am on Friday, it was packing 100 kilometres per hour winds with gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour.
Heavy rainfall with winds destroyed 524 trees and electric poles at various places in the state.
The supply of power to around 940 villages was also cut off, according to state officials.
On Thursday, Further, a cattle-rare duo of father and son died while trying to save their cattle stuck in a flood in the Bhavnagar district.
115 teams from the state's road and building department, 18 teams from the National Disaster Response Force, 12 teams from the State Disaster Response Force, and 397 teams from the state's electrical department are also present at the location.
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