Cyclone Vayu: How India's fishing hub, Veraval, coped with a possible disaster

A 'very severe' cyclone named Cyclone Vayu, was expected to hit the coastal areas of Gujarat on June 12 and 13, but has now diverted its path. Veraval, known as the country’s hub of fishing industries...

By Himadri Sharma
Jun 13, 2019, 17:38 IST1 min
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Large waves crash against the jetty at a fishing harbor, ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Vayu on June 12.
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Fishermen team up to move a boat to a safer place along the shore, anticipating the worst.
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Fishermen try to lug a boat out of danger in the country&rsquos fishing industries hub.
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Veraval residents gather to watch helplessly as the tide gets higher, on June 13.
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A fisherman wades through the water to rescue his fishing boat along the shore.
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An injured fisherman, who found his boat capsized in the strong current, is carried to a hospital in Veraval on June 13.
Image by REUTERS/Amit Dave

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