Cyclone Biparjoy's aftermath: Relief camps empty as India begins recovery.
TL;DR
Over 100,000 people who had taken shelter in relief camps in western India due to Cyclone Biparjoy have started returning home as the storm weakened and moved towards Pakistan. Electricity has been restored in many villages, but some are still without power. The cyclone uprooted trees and electricity poles in hundreds of villages along the coastal regions of Gujarat. The full extent of the damage is not yet known. A 2021 study found that the frequency, duration, and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea have increased significantly between 1982 and 2019.
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