Gales lash India and Pakistan coast as cyclone approaches
Mandvi, India (AFP) June 15, 2023
Howling gales and crashing waves pounded the coastline of India and Pakistan on Thursday, hours before the landfall of a powerful cyclone that has prompted mass evacuations. Nearly 150,000 people have fled the predicted path of Cyclone Biparjoy, which means "disaster" in Bengali, with meteorologists warning it could devastate homes and tear down power lines when it lands at around 1200 GMT.