Cyclone Biparjoy Live News Updates Today, June 16, 2023: Biparjoy made landfall on Jakhau port in Abdasa taluka of Kutch between 6 pm and 11 pm on Thursday with sustained wind speed of 115-125 kilometres per hour gusting to 140 kmph and heavy rainfall.
Cyclone Biparjoy in India Live Updates, June 16: More than 12 hours after the severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy made a landfall on Jakhau port in Gujarat coast, Kutch is still reeling under its impact. Government machinery has been activated to assess the damage caused by the cyclone. Communication lines have also been hit in some parts. On Friday morning, the coastal district experienced gusty winds and persistent rains. Scroll down for latest updates!
Biparjoy made landfall on Jakhau port in Abdasa taluka of Kutch between 6 pm and 11 pm on Thursday with sustained wind speed of 115-125 km per hour gusting to 140 kmph and heavy rainfall. In Jakhau village, 10 km inland from Jakhau port, some houses have been damaged. “Tiled and fiber composite roofs of many houses have been blown away but no one is injured,” Abdul Sumra, sarpanch of Jakhau village told The Indian Express.
What to expect: “IMD has predicted that gusting winds and rains will persist in Kutch at least till afternoon before cyclone crosses over to Rajasthan,” Devang Rathod, sub-divisional magistrate of Abdasa told The Indian Express over phone from his office in Naliya, a village 22 km inland from Jakhau port. He added, “After the initial gusts and rain early on Thursday evening, there was a calm in Naliya for almost six hours between 9 pm Thursday and 3 AM Friday as the eye of the storm passed over the region. However, stormy winds returned with even higher wind speeds at around 3:30 AM and they continue to blow even now,” the SDM said at 7:24 am.
Dwarka: NDRF on rescue and relief operation as 22 houses, 36 electric poles collapse
In Dwarka, an NDRF battalion is working on rescue and relief operation as 22 'kachcha and pucca' houses collapsed, along with 36 electric poles, on Friday morning, due to the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy.
NDRF has also reported death of four livestock due to electrocution.
Cyclone Biparjoy continues to batter Kutch, 12 hours after landfall
Kutch is still reeling under the impact of Biparjoy, 12 hours after the severe cyclonic storm made a landfall on Jakhau port in Gujarat coast. Gusty winds and persistent rains were experienced by the district on Friday morning. Meanwhile, government machinery has been activated for assessing damage caused by the cyclone and communication lines were down in some parts of the district.
Vadodara schools and colleges to stay close on Friday
Due to the effects of the Biparjoy cyclone, which hit the city on Thursday evening, the Vadodara District Collector has ordered that schools and colleges stay closed on Friday. At around 7.30 pm on Thursday, the city witnessed heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in power disruptions in several neighbourhoods.
Cyclone landfall: Trees, electricity poles uprooted along Gujarat coast
At least three people were injured after trees fell in Gujarat's Devbhoomi Dwarka district as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall with destructive wind speed and incessant rains on Kutch coast on Thursday evening, officials said.
Many trees and electricity poles were uprooted near Jakhau and Mandvi towns in Kutch district while tin sheets used in house construction were blown away. Until 7 pm there had been no report of death, said Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi.
"Three persons have sustained injuries in Devbhoomi Dwarka district due to treefall and are being treated. Teams of Gujarat police, NDRF and Army are working in different parts of Dwarka to remove uprooted trees and electricity poles," he added.
The landfall process of the cyclone started at 4.30 pm and will be completely by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Dwarka, Okha, Naliya, Bhuj, Porbandar and Kandla along Gujarat coasts received heavy rainfall since Thursday morning. The coastal area witnessed strong winds of up to 50 kmph, the IMD said
