![]() ![]() The Gujarat government said it deployed 184 rapid action squads to rescue wild animals and clear fallen trees in Gir National Park, home to nearly 700 Asiatic lions. Cyclone Kyarr in 2019 had a life of nine days, it said. The Indian Meteorological Department said Cyclone Biporjoy set a record for the longest lifespan over the Arabian Sea, more than 10 days. Shakir Din, a fisherman in the coastal town of Badin, said his family and neighbors may soon return home. “The storm is expected to weaken first to a cyclonic storm and then to a depression by this evening,” a government statement said. Pakistan will decide on Saturday whether displaced people can be allowed to go back. People in that region lined up to receive food donated by charities, aid agencies and local authorities. The cyclone was expected to cause flash floods in the country’s south. Wind-driven rain pelted southern coastal towns in Pakistan for a second day Friday. Pakistanis were especially on alert after deadly flooding last year. Officials in the coastal town of Mandvi said heavy winds threw some shipping containers into the sea at the Mundra port, one of India’s largest. The storm did other damage upon landfall, including uprooting trees and electricity poles. About 100,000 people who were evacuated in western India have been temporarily relocated to relief camps, authorities said. In addition to the two deaths, 23 people were injured in various areas, officials said. The full extent of the damage in western India wasn’t immediately known. The storm had windspeeds of 85 kph (53 mph) and gusting up to 105 kph (65 mph) through the coastal regions of western Gujarat. A man and his son died when they tried to save their livestock in Gujarat state. The storm’s toll was felt especially where it made landfall in India. ![]() Indian officials said electricity had been restored in some villages, while many others were still without power. More than 180,000 people took shelter in the two countries, but some of Pakistan’s evacuees prepared to return home as the storm weakened. MANDVI, India (AP) - Cyclone Biparjoy knocked out power and threw shipping containers into the sea in western India on Friday before weakening as it headed toward Pakistan, officials said. ![]()
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