Farmer and son die trying to save livestock as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall

Farmer and son die trying to save livestock as cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall
The Indian town of Mandvi bore the brunt as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Cyclone Biparjoy knocked out power and threw shipping containers into the sea on Friday in western India before aiming its lashing winds and rain at part of Pakistan that suffered devastating floods last year.

A man and his son died trying to save their livestock in Gujarat state, where the storm came ashore late Thursday after more than 180,000 people took shelter in the two countries.

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