Cyclone Nilofar expected to hit Gujarat state

Authorities in India have alerted fishermen going out into the sea as a powerful cyclone is heading for the western coast.
Cyclone Nilofar, categorised as "severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit the western state of Gujarat during the "next 24 hours".
The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm will bring winds of up to 145km/h (90 mph). A super-cyclone in 1999 killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa.
Earlier this month, Cyclone Hudhud pounded India's eastern coast, killing more than 40 people, causing extensive damage and prompting the evacuation of some 350,000 people.
The Meteorological Department said on Monday that Cyclone Nilofar would "intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours".
Heavy rainfall is expected in the coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch and the sea along the coast in Gujarat will be "rough to very rough," the weather department said in a statement, according to a news agency.