Cyclone Biparjoy: According to the Indian Meteorological Department, on Thursday (June 15) evening, cyclonic storm Biparjoy will hit the coastal areas of Gujarat. The speed of the cyclone is being told at the rate of 133 km, its effect is also being seen in the coastal areas of Mumbai where high waves are seen rising.
The Indian Meteorological Department told that this cyclone will hit the Kutch district of Gujarat at around 5.30 pm today, till the time of writing the news, the speed of the cyclone has been seen at 141 km. The IMD chief said that Biparjoy could be a very severe and destructive storm. “Experts predict extremely heavy rainfall with tidal waves of 2-3 meters high in Kutch and high wind speed in Porbandar and Dwarka districts,” he said.
Biparjoy just 35 km from Gujarat
Cyclonic storm Biparjoy is moving very fast towards the coastal area of Gujarat, till the time of writing the news, its speed was 141 km. Even before it hit the coastal areas of Gujarat, winds have started blowing with heavy rains there. Till the time of writing the news, in each of the 9 districts that are likely to be affected by this storm, the minimum wind speed is being recorded at 21 km per hour to 59 km per hour.
Gujarat Health Minister Hrishikesh Patel said that in Kutch district, 72 villages are located within zero to five kilometers from the coast, while 48 villages are located within five to 10 kilometers from the coast. The minister said, we have evacuated about 40,000 people from these coastal villages to a safer place. The Gujarat government said that so far 74,345 people have been taken to temporary shelter camps in eight coastal districts – Kutch, Jamnagar, Morbi, Rajkot, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath.
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