Cyclone Biporjoy Todays Update:
Developed into a cyclone in the early morning hours of June 6. It made landfall in India on June 15th. Dangerous wind speeds of 125 kilometres per hour and heavy rainfall were witnessed in the state of Gujarat.
A man and his son died when they tried to save their livestock in Gujarat. 23 people were injured in various areas, and about 100 000 people who were evacuated in Western India were temporarily relocated to relief camps now as per NASA.
Cyclones in the Arabian Sea are relatively rare, although they are becoming more frequent with rising sea surface temperatures. A 2021 study by researchers in India found that cyclones over the last four decades have become more frequent and have lasted longer.
The researchers found that ocean temperatures were linked to this change. CNN News 18’s Vinaya Deshpande went to the Gateway of Gujarat Dwarka to cover the landfall of Cyclone Biporjoy.
Take a look at the moment when the Cyclone hit. Before the wind speed has been rising, we have been lashed by incessant rainfall.
You know, for the last hour or so, the sea has also grown violent; in fact, the visibility has dipped so much that it is difficult to show you the violently, which is right ahead of me.
But you can imagine the kind of impact that these winds must have had on the several installations and on the infrastructure in the coastal region of Dwarka seen.
You know, in this area, at least several ports have come down and canopy-down trees have won the front of the Wild Cyclone because Joy has unleashed.
We are seeing that as the landfall has begun, this has only increased the speed of the wind, making it impossible for us to stand here.
The three images are at least a hundred meters away from here. The seawater is travelling all the way across to here. salt water on our faces and in our eyes
