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IMD warning: Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 36 hours

On Friday, the India Meteorological Department aka IMD took to Twitter and warns netizens of Cyclone Biparjoy as the said that the Cyclone is expected to intensify in the next 36 hours and move north-northwestwards over the next two days.

At 11:30 p.m. on June 8, the IMD reported a very severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea, 840 kilometers west-southwest of Goa and 870 kilometers west-southwest of Mumbai.

The tweet of the IMD reads “Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over east-central Arabian Sea at 2330 hours IST of 08th June, 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days.”

Earlier in a bulletin, the weather department reported that, “VSCS BIPARJOY over east-central Arabian Sea, lay centred at 0530hrs IST of 08th June, near lat 13.9N & long 66.0E, about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 910km southwest of Mumbai, would intensify further & move north-northwestwards.”

The weather service also advised fishermen not to venture into cyclone-affected areas of the Arabian Sea. Those who were at sea were advised to return to shore, it had previously stated.

Reena Choudhary

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