More than 150,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas of India and Pakistan, ahead of Cyclone Bipajoy making landfall.
With wind speeds of 150 kilometres per hour, the cyclone has the potential to destroy homes and cause power blackouts.
The storm is expected to make landfall in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Thursday evening local time.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai
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