Seven die as cyclone barrels towards western India, Pakistan
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI, June 13 (Reuters): Four boys drowned in rough seas off the western Indian financial hub of Mumbai on Tuesday as India and Pakistan began evacuating people from coastal areas, two days before a cyclone is expected to make landfall.
Classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, Biparjoy is expected to land around Thursday evening between Mandvi in India's Gujarat province and Karachi in southern Pakistan.
Meteorologists predict maximum sustained wind speeds of 125-135 km (78-84 miles) per hour, gusting to 150 km (93 miles) per hour.
"Four boys drowned at Juhu beach on Monday evening," said a police official in Mumbai.