Cyclone Shakti, which developed in the Arabian Sea on Friday, has further intensified into a ‘severe’ storm on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). As the storm, the first to develop in the North Indian Ocean basin in 2025, has moved significantly away from the Indian coast, there is no direct threat to the west coast.

“During the last six hours, cyclone Shakthi moved westwards with a speed of 13 kmph. It further intensified into a severe cyclonic storm (associated wind speed 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph) and lay over the same region,” the IMD said as per satellite observations at 5.30 am on Saturday.

Cyclone Shakti was located 420 km west of Dwarka, 420 km west-southwest of Naliya, and 290 km south-southwest of Karachi in Pakistan. Rough sea conditions

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