Strong winds and heavy rains pound Gujarat’s coastal belt as cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat’s Kutch district after churning across the Arabian Sea for over 10 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday evening.
Several areas of the affected districts plunged into darkness as the cyclonic storm disrupted power supply and blew away electricity poles.
As per reports, several people have been injured and two drowned in flood waters in Saurashtra. However, exact details of the damages and casualty will be known only after the landfall is complete.