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The cyclone is nearing the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n
The eye of Biparjoy, the powerful cyclone set to hit the Gujarat coast by midnight, is about 50 km in diameter, a top official said today and warned of heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
The landfall process has begun over the coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch, said Mrutunjay Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department.<\/p>\n
Strong winds and heavy rainfall are prevailing in the districts and would gradually increase, he said, adding that heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is also expected.<\/p>\n
The cyclone is nearing the Saurashtra and Kutch coasts with a wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph. With this wind speed, it would hit the coast near Jakhau port, between Mandvi and Pakistan’s Karachi, added Mr Mohapatra.<\/p>\n
The cyclone is now moving with a speed of 15 kmph and the landfall process will continue till midnight, he said.<\/p>\n
“When the forward sector of the eye reaches the land, there will be strong winds followed by a sudden lull,” the official said, warning that people should not mistake this as the end of the cyclone.<\/p>\n
The rear end of the eye will bring another bout of heavy rain and one should not venture out until there’s an official announcement, he said.<\/p>\n
The centre of the cyclone is called its eye, which is surrounded by the eye wall or wall cloud, where the most destruction takes place.<\/p>\n
Nearly a lakh people have been shifted to cyclone shelters and disaster response teams are on standby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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