Even as cyclone Biparjoy caused widespread damage in Gujarat, a rescue offical of the NDRF has said no loss of life has been reported from anywhere and most of the incidents involved trees being uprooted and electricity poles being damaged, adding that the work has started to clear the trees and restore power supply. DG Atul Karwal, NDRF, said, "Two people died before landfall. There were no casualties after landfall. Twenty four animals have also died. Twenty three people have sustained injuries. Electricity supply has been interrupted in about a thousand villages and 800 trees have fallen. It is not raining heavily anywhere except Rajkot."
Over 300 electric poles were uprooted hitting normal life in Gujarat after severe cyclone storm Biparjoy made landfall in the state on Thursday at around 6:30 pm, reported PTI. The storm brought heavy rains in Kutch and other coastal areas. Hundreds of trees have got uprooted due to strong winds damaging the power supply in as many as 940 villages and low-lying areas near the sea were flooded. The wind speed went as high as 140 kmph.
As per an ANI, Alok Singh, Relief Commissioner of Gujarat said, "Around 22 people have been injured due to the storm. So far, there is no news of anyone's death. 23 animals have been killed, 524 trees have fallen, and electric poles have also fallen in some places due to which there is no electricity in 940 villages."
Mandvi town in Gujarat’s Kutch, Maliya in Morbi witnessed a complete blackout as trees and poles got damaged. Winds broke electric wires hitting the power supply in many regions.
ANI reported citing officials that in the coastal and desert regions, more than 300 electric poles have been damaged. Two power stations in the Maliya Taluka of Morbi have been shut down due to the cyclonic storm, they added. Trees were uprooted and several properties were damaged in Naliya amid the strong winds of cyclone Biparjoy.