Tropical Cyclone Vayu is expected to make landfall on Thursday.
General view as dark clouds gather over Mumbai's skyline on June 12, 2019.AHMEDABAD - A cyclonic storm barrelling towards western India has strengthened with gusts of up to 170 kilometres per hour expected when it hits land early on Thursday, forecasters said.
"Hopefully, we will be able to shift them in time," said the official from the Gir-Somnath district where Vayu was due to make landfall at 5.30am on Thursday. Jayata Sarkar from the India Meteorological Department said winds of between 145 and 155 kmph were expected with gusts up to 170 kmph, equivalent to a category one or two hurricane.
In the system's path is the coastal town of Verval, a major hub of India's fisheries industry exporting to Japan, South East Asia, Europe, the Gulf and the United States.
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