'Biparjoy' weakens after ramming India's coast

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 17, 2023 12:06 am

MANDVI, India: Cyclone 'Biparjoy' slammed into the Indian coast with powerful winds, sowing fear and prompting evacuations, but began weakening in the early hours of Friday as it moved north.

Indian forecasters had warned that Biparjoy, whose name means 'disaster' in Bengali, was likely to devastate homes and tear down power lines as it barrels through the western state of Gujarat.

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