In Photos: Gujarat, Maharashtra Brace for Cyclone Biparjoy; Fisherfolk on Alert
Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to review the preparedness for Cyclone Biparjoy on Tuesday.
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Ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy, here are a few fishing trawlers anchored at Jakhau port in Kutch district. The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Thursday, 15 June.
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A fisherfolk colony at Jakhau Port wears a deserted look ahead of the landfall of the cyclone. As per the Indian Meterological Department, it has the potential to make extensive damages when it makes landfall.
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Fisherfolks' family members take shelter at a primary school ahead of the landfall of the cyclone at Jakhau village in Kutch district on Tuesday.
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A coast guard helicopter patrols the coasts of Mumbai as the cyclone intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm. The IMD has also asked fishermen to be on alert from 11 June to 14 June.
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Police have barricaded the beach areas to restrict visitors entering the beach.
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A lifeguard on patrol as high tidal waves lash the shore in Mumbai.
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A man stands at a Bandra beach as high tidal waves lash the shore as Cyclone Biporjoy intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm in Mumbai.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting to review the preparedness for Cyclone Biparjoy with Gujarat CM and MPs of eight likely affected districts of Gujarat, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
(Photo: Atul Yadav/PTI)
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