The Latest Breaking News from Gujarat

The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Biparjoy’ has moved further north-northwestwards at 12 kmph over the past six hours, lying around 280 km southwest of Devbhumi Dwarka.

The two nations brace as the year’s first powerful cyclone approaches their western and southern coasts respectively.

Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the southern coast, and thousands in neighboring India have sought shelter ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy

The IMD has been providing regular updates about the cyclonic storm that is gushing through the Arabian sea. Read further on Dynamite News:

As Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ approaches and is likely to make landfall near Jakhau port in the Kutch district off the Gujarat coast, evacuation efforts will pick up on June 13, with the government aiming to evacuate people within 10 km from the coast.

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To tackle cyclone Biparjoy, several trains have been cancelled and short-terminated as a precautionary measure in view of safety of passengers and train operations

Gujarat is bracing for the extremely severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, which is expected to make a landfall near the Jakhau fishing harbour in Kutch on Thursday, as the authorities have launched a massive effort to shift people to safer locations to mitigate the likely damages.

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Saurashtra and Kutch coasts in Gujarat in view of the extremely severe cyclonic storm "Biparjoy" over the east-central and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea. Read further on Dynamite News:

High waves between 3.5 to 7.2 metres has been forecast beyond the 10 km coast line of Gujarat and off -shore it could reach upto 9.2 metres. Read more on The Hindu

Amidst the cyclone warnings issued, officials at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla started shifting people in the low-lying areas to shelters in Gandhidham. Read further on Dynamite News: