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By Anmol Alphonso A set of old visuals are being shared on social media with the false claim that it shows the destruction caused after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat on June 15, 2023. BOOM found that several of the visuals in the viral video are taken from Cyclone Fani which hit Odisha in April 2019. High-speed winds uprooted trees and caused road blockages and property damage in several areas of Gujarat in the aftermath of the Cyclone. The 30 seconds video shows visuals of a bus being turned over and rooftops and people being blown away by the cyclone's wind speed. The video is be...
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By Hazel Gandhi Several old videos from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Massachusetts, USA, and Karnataka showing tornados and floods are being shared online as videos of the Biparjoy cyclone that recently struck Gujarat. BOOM found that the videos are unrelated to Biparjoy and have been revived from older incidents of natural disasters. Cyclone Biparjoy caused heavy rains and strong winds in parts of Gujarat before moving towards Rajasthan this week. Its intensity, however, is lowering as it progresses and it has been declared as a 'severe cyclonic storm', bringing it a notch down from 'very severe cyclo...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of an intense tornado likely from China is going viral online with a false claim that it is from the Biparjoy cyclone that has impacted Gujarat and parts of Pakistan. BOOM found that the video is a few weeks old and most likely was shot in China's Fuxin City, located in the Liaoning province. The IMD has sounded a red alert for Barmer and Jalore after Cyclone Biparjoy crossed the Gujarat coastline and moved towards Rajasthan. It is expected to move towards other parts of Rajasthan as well that will continue seeing heavy rainfall. However, Biparjoy's intensity has weaken...
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By Hera Rizwan Ripping through the coastal areas of Gujarat, Cyclone Biparjoy made a landfall near Jakhau Port in the Kutch district on Thursday evening. The storm has now weakened into a cyclonic storm from a very severe cyclonic storm, and will continue to weaken into a depression by June 16 evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The storm started on June 4 and had been moving slowly north in the Arabian Sea for 10 days before it hit the land on June 15. Completing a 10-day long journey, Cyclone Biparjoy has been one of the longest-lived cyclone in the recent past. Accordin...
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By Hazel Gandhi The video of a CGI-animated tornado is viral on social media with the false claim that it shows the recent Biparjoy cyclone that has hit Gujarat. BOOM found that the video is four years old and has no links to the Biparjoy cyclone. According to IMD, parts of Guajrat including Saurashtra and Kutch will continue to receive rainfall while other parts will witness strong winds due to the Biparjoy cyclone, before it finally weakens on Friday evening. Several areas in Gujarat have witnessed power cuts, destruction of property, and loss of livestock in the past few days as a result of...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a sandstorm taken from sea is being shared with a false claim that it shows the Biparjoy cyclone approaching Gujarat and Karachi in Pakistan. BOOM found that the claims are false, and the video is of a recent sandstorm in Egypt. The government of Gujarat has evacuated more than 47,000 people following warnings by the Indian Meteorological Department about the Biparjoy cyclone. Expected to make landfall at 5pm in Gujarat on Thursday, the cyclone is also likely to affect the neighbouring region in Pakistan. The first clip shows a huge wall of sand formed at sea and the...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video from February 2023 of a massive wave capsising a boat during a rescue operation by the US Coast Guard near the mouth of the Columbia River off the coast of Washington and Oregon is being shared with a false claim that it shows footage captured in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Biparjoy. Cyclone Biparjoy is currently in the Arabian Sea moving slightly east towards the northern Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall on June 15, 2023, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Several old and unrelated videos are circulating as Cyclone Biparjoy. The video ...
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