A severe cyclonic storm named Biparjoy is likely to hit India's western state of Gujarat and southern parts of Pakistan this week, India's weather department has said.
June 13 - A severe cyclonic storm named Biparjoy isIndia's western state of Gujarat and southern parts of Pakistan this week, India's weather department has said.
Biparjoy, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 km per hour gusting up to 150 kph, is expected to make landfall on Thursday between Mandvi in Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan, it has said. Here is a look at some of the deadliest cyclones that have hit India recently, increasing the government's focus on disaster preparedness over the years.More than 100 people - most of them in Gujarat - were killed and scores more reported missing when an 'extremely severe cyclone', named Tauktae, hit the western state, packing gusts of up to 210 km per hour.
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