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Added on the 13/12/2023 08:04:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Cyclone Biparjoy slams into the Indian beach town of Mandvi, with strong winds and rain rocking street signs and shaking palm trees. Gusts of wind and sheets of rain reduced visibility with a dull grey mist as almost all stores were closed. Forecasters had warned that Biparjoy was likely to devastate homes and tear down power lines, prompting evacuations. IMAGES
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Crashing waves pounded the coastline of India and Pakistan on Thursday, hours before the landfall. Biparjoy, a cyclone whose name means "disaster" in Bengali, is making its way across the Arabian Sea and is expected to make landfall as a "very severe cyclonic storm" on Thursday evening. IMAGES
Scene from the beach town of Mandvi around 100 kilometres southeast of Jakhau Port where Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall. IMAGES