1 / 11Cyclone Biparjoy's centre was over the land in Gujarat at 11 pm on Thursday. The process of landfall commenced at 7 pm in Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat. Landfall process will continue up to midnight. However, it is likely to weaken as it moves inside Gujarat. (Image: PTI)
2 / 11Police personnel stand guard at Mandvi beach as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall last night. The speed of the cyclone was 120-130 km/h when the cyclone entered the land of Gujarat and soon reduced to 75-85 km/h. (Image: PTI)
3 / 11Dwarka situated on the banks of river Gomti is also affected by Biparjoy. At least two incidents of fire were reported in Gujarat's coastal region due to strong winds. (Image: PTI)
4 / 11A view of residential buildings partially covered with rain clouds, before the arrival of cyclonic storm. Power lines were damaged, and electricity poles and trees were uprooted. Due to this, there is a power cut in parts of cyclone-affected areas. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 11People living in the border areas of Kutch were shifted to army barracks. "IAF (Indian Air Force) assets in operational readiness for relief and rescue operations that would follow the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy. IAF is committed to assisting fellow citizens to tackle contingencies that arise due to the cyclone," the IAF tweeted. (Image: PTI)
6 / 11A shepherd arranges his flock of sheep near Jakhau in Gujarat. Kutch and Saurashtra coasts received heavy rains as the cyclone made landfall near Jakhau Port in Gujarat on Thursday evening. The cyclone would cause astronomical tides of two to three metres that could flood the low-lying areas of Kutch (Image: PTI)
7 / 11A volunteer distributes food items among children at a camp set up in a school building for internally displaced people from coastal areas in Badin, Pakistan. A vast swath of western India and neighbouring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year braced for a new deluge as Cyclone Biparjoy whirled toward landfall on Thursday. (Image: AP)
8 / 11People living in areas affected by the cyclone were evacuated with immediate effect and were shifted to safer places till the impact of this cyclone subsides. More than 50,000 people were evacuated from the region of Kutch. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 11A tree was uprooted due to strong winds. At least three people were injured in incidents of treefall in Gujarat's Devbhoomi Dwarka district as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall with destructive wind speed and incessant rains on the Kutch coast on Thursday evening. (Image: Reuters)
10 / 11Workers cover fuel stations in Kutch after the Gujarat government’s advisory for evacuation at Naliya village. Authorities have evacuated about 1 lakh people in Gujarat in the wake of Cyclone Biparjoy. Also, six NDRF teams evacuated 72 civilians (Male-32, Female-25, Children-15) from Rupen Bandar low-lying area and shifted them to NDH School Dwarka. (Image: PTI)
11 / 11A submerged land in the coastal area of Shah Bandar in Pakistan. The coastal regions of Pakistan were on high alert with over 67,000 people being evacuated to safer places in the southern Sindh province. (Image: AP)
