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India and Pakistan evacuate tens of thousands from coastal areas as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches land
A woman takes care of her child as she with other families take shelter in a school after fleeing from their villages of costal areas due to Cyclone Biparjoy approaching, in Gharo near Thatta, a Pakistan's southern district in the Sindh province, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
THE COASTAL regions of India and Pakistan were on high alert today with tens of thousands being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy was expected to make landfall.
The India Meteorological Department said that the cyclone was now packing maximum sustained winds of up to 90 miles per hour. It is projected to make landfall near Jakhau port in the Kutch district of India’s Gujarat state tomorrow.
Residents living within three miles of the coast in Gujarat were evacuated, and those living within 6.2 miles may also have to move out, officials have said.
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