IMD predicts light to moderate rain with gusty winds in parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai; Cyclone Biparjoy intensifies into a severe cyclonic storm. Flight operations affected at Mumbai airport.
Cyclone Biparjoy updates: As Maharashtra is bracing for cyclonic storm Biparjoy, rains lashed parts of the state and coastal parts of the state also witnessed strong winds as the intensity of cyclone Biparjoy increased bringing rains to the western parts of the state., India News, Times Now
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a review meeting today as cyclone Biparjoy intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm". It is likely to make landfall between Gujarat's Kutch and Karachi in Pakistan on Thursday afternoon.
Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall between Kutch district of Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan on June 15, according to the India Meteorological Department. The storm has undergone rapid intensification and has sustained its strength due to a warmer Arabian Sea.