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India News Live Updates: Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy likely to intensify into 'extremely severe cyclonic storm, says IMD
India News Updates: The India Meteorological Department(IMD) tday said that the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS)"Biparjoy" located over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwardswith a speed of 5 kmph and is likely to intensify into an extremelysevere cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours.
According to IMD, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" isvery likely to move nearly northwards and reach near Pakistan andadjoining Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm onJune 15. Taking to its official Twitter handle, IMD tweeted, "VSCS BIPARJOY laycentered at 2330IST of today, near lat 17.4N and long 67.3E, about 600km WSW of Mumbai, 530 km S-SW of Porbandar & 830 km S of Karachi. Tointensify further and likely to reach near Pakistan & adjoiningSaurashtra & Kutch coast around A/N of 15th June as VSCS."
According to IMD, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" isvery likely to move nearly northwards and reach near Pakistan andadjoining Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm onJune 15. Taking to its official Twitter handle, IMD tweeted, "VSCS BIPARJOY laycentered at 2330IST of today, near lat 17.4N and long 67.3E, about 600km WSW of Mumbai, 530 km S-SW of Porbandar & 830 km S of Karachi. Tointensify further and likely to reach near Pakistan & adjoiningSaurashtra & Kutch coast around A/N of 15th June as VSCS."
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- The India Meteorological Department(IMD) on Sunday said that the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS)"Biparjoy" located over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwardswith a speed of 5 kmph and is likely to intensify into an extremelysevere cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours. According to IMD, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "Biparjoy" isvery likely to move nearly northwards and reach near Pakistan andadjoining Saurashtra and Kutch coasts as a very severe cyclonic storm onJune 15.
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