More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall of a cyclone powerful enough to devastate homes and tear down power lines. Biparjoy, which means "disaster" in Bengali, is expected to make landfall as a "very severe cyclonic storm" on the evening of June 15, forecasters said. Powerful winds, storm surges, and lashing rains were forecast to hammer a 325-kilometer stretch of coast between Mandvi in India's Gujarat state and Karachi, Pakistan. Officials have warned of the potential "total destruction" of mud and straw thatched homes.
More Than 100,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Threatens India, Pakistan
Fishermen on a donkey cart move to a safer place with their belongings at a fishing village on the outskirts in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 14 ahead of the cyclone's landfall.