Gujarat cyclone: Accompanied by high wind speed, Cyclone Biparjoy brought heavy rains which caused ‘severe’ damage in various parts of Gujarat. At least 22 people were injured while electric poles and trees were uprooted as the very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy made landfall in the coastal areas of Gujarat on Thursday (June 15) evening. This completely disrupted normal life in Gujarat.
Visuals from Gujarat’s Naliya and Mandvi are circulating on social media, in which the cyclone has been seen damaging a petrol pump and public and private properties.
power failure in mandvi
There was a complete power failure in Mandvi city. Several trees were uprooted along the Jakhau-Mandvi road as well as in Mandvi town due to strong winds. District Collector Amit Arora said, “No casualties have been reported so far.”
“The wind speed is very high. It is raining everywhere right now. But the situation is under control,” he said.
damage caused
“We have suffered minor damages like 200 electric poles uprooted, 250 trees uprooted and we have cut power supply in five tehsils as a precautionary measure,” he told reporters.
He said, “We have shifted people to shelters from the areas which are going to be most affected by the cyclone which are 10 kilometers away from the coast. We have shifted around 52,000 people to shelters. We have also shifted 25,000 cattle shifted to higher places,” he said.
He said that no major accident has happened so far. “This is because we have made prior arrangements to face the cyclone,” said the collector.
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