Cyclone Biparjoy: Landfall in Gujarat today; over 74,000 evacuated

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the Saurashtra-Kutch coast in view of the impending landfall of the cyclonic storm Biparjoy (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran )

The Gujarat government has evacuated more than 74,000 people from eight coastal districts (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Visuals from Deshalpar village (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Police were deployed at Ram Ghat on the banks of Gomti river ( Express Photo by Nirmal harindran )

Heavy to very heavy rainfall was witnessed in some parts of Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka ( Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana )

Visuals from Shree Ram Ghat as tidal water surges in Gomti river in Dwarka District (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

A bus depot in Kutch district was flooded with water (Express Photo by Gopal Katheshia)

The Cyclone is likely to make landfall near the Jakhau port Thursday evening between 4 pm and 8pm, according to IMD. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

Ram Ghat was fully flooded with water on Thursday. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)

NDRF personnel announce precautionary measures ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Biparjoy (PTI Photo)

Dark clouds over Mandvi beach before the arrival of the cyclone (PTI Photo)