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A National Disaster Response Force team evacuated 127 people from a school in Gujarat district today. Videos from the site show NDRF personnel carrying infants wrapped in clothes and even an empty cement bag to protect them from the rain.

After making landfall in Gujarats coastal regions on Thursday evening, Cyclone Biparjoys strength was downgraded from

Cyclonic storm Biparjoy has led to heavy rainfall and intense tidal waves in several parts of India especially, Gujarat and Mumbai.

People living in the low lying areas of the town have been evacuated and moved to safer locations as the water in the Gomti river is rising, said fire officer Jitendra Karadiya of the Dwarka Municipality.

The severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy, the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, would intensify further gradually during the next 48hrs and move north-northwestwards during the next three days.

Although a heatwave advisory has not been issued, the weather department has advised people to avoid going out in the afternoon and to remain hydrated.

Cyclone Mandous has impacted twelve districts in Tamil Nadu, as well as areas of Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

The coastal districts of Odisha and West Bengal may receive heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday.

According to IMD, the wind speed is expected to fall to 85-95kmph by Tuesday night and 55-65kmph on Wednesday morning.

The IMD forecast predicted heavy rain and strong wind near Andaman & Nicobar Island and east-central Bay of Bengal on Monday evening due to intensified deep depression.