New Delhi: At least two people – a shepherd and his son – were killed on Thursday (June 15) evening in Bhavnagar district as Cyclone Biparjoy made its landfall in Gujarat. The death toll from this cyclone, according to The Indian Express, has now risen to six.Fifty-five-year-old Ram Parmar and 22-year-old Rajesh were swept away in a flooded stream while trying to save their herd of sheep from drowning in Sodvadar village, according to the newspaper.According to The Hindu, at least 22 people have been injured due to the cyclone’s impact.Thursday evening saw widespread rains, storms and damage across Gujarat’s western coastline after the cyclone entered Indian landmass near Jakhau port around 6:30 pm on Thursday. It caused several trees and electricity towers to fall, leading to blocked roads and power outages.“Trees have been flattened in the village and a couple of houses have collapsed, but nobody has been reported injured so far. Fibre-sheet roofs of some houses have been blown away and we are worried about some maldharis who have stayed back in Ashira Vandh and Darar Vandh settlements to look after their buffaloes and camels. We requested the government to cut power supply to the village to prevent accidents and, accordingly, the power supply was cut at 1 pm,” Jakhau village sarpanch Abdul Sumra told The Indian Express minutes after the cyclone made landfall.Earlier, the Gujarat government said 94,000 people had relocated from coastal and low-lying areas to shelter, NDTV reported.The intensity of the cyclone reduced from ‘very severe’ to ‘severe’ after it made its landfall, with Indian Meteorological Department director Mrutyunjay Mohapatra saying, “The cyclone has now moved from sea to land and is centered towards Sauarashtra-Kutch. The intensity of the cyclone has reduced to 105-115 kmph.”In another update on Friday morning, the IMD said Biparjoy is likely to weaken to a ‘cyclonic storm’ around noon today and further to a ‘deep depression’ in the evening.SCS BIPARJOY at 0530IST of today over Saurashtra & Kutch, lat 23.6N & long 69.2E, about 70km ENE of Jakhau Port (Gujarat), 50km NE of Naliya. Likely to weaken gradually into a CS over Saurashtra & Kutch around noon and subsequently into a DD around evening of 16th June. pic.twitter.com/A1uuSxRq4e— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 16, 2023The cyclone is now heading to Rajasthan, where it is likely to cause heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday. “The wind speed will gradually decrease and by Friday evening it will almost normalise,” Mohanty said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and took stock of the situation in Gujarat after the landfall.