Cyclone Biparjoy caused widespread damage in Gujarat’s Kutch-Saurashtra region as it made landfall late on Thursday. Hundreds of villages were left without a power supply while thousands of trees were uprooted due to the strong winds and heavy rain.
Two deaths were reported and 23 people were injured while more than 100 animals died. However, authorities said the deaths had occurred before the landfall incident and were unrelated.
On Friday, over 1,000 teams were racing to restore power supply and clear roads in eight affected districts. People shifted to temporary shelters began returning to their homes. More than one lakh people had been housed in around 1,500 temporary shelters in the State.
