Over 100,000 people who had sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the storm weakened and headed toward Pakistan, officials said Saturday.
In the coastal village of Jakhau, where the cyclone made landfall in India's Gujarat state on Thursday, over 130 people had shifted back to their homes from a government-run shelter by midday Saturday.India's powerful home minister, Amit Shah, was expected to visit the village later Saturday and take stock of the situation.
"It was very scary and we expected huge damage," said Amad, a trader who rents boats to fishermen in Jakhau and only uses one name. "But thankfully nature's wrath was somewhat lighter than we anticipated." The storm had wind speeds of 85 km/h and gusting up to 105 km/h through the coastal areas of Gujarat.
The full extent of the damage in Gujarat wasn't immediately known. A man and his son died on Thursday when they tried to save their livestock in Gujarat state, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. Also, 23 people were injured in various areas, officials said.
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