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Cyclone Nisarga slammed into the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Wednesday afternoon local time, narrowly missing Mumbai – the country’s financial capital.

However, the path of the storm is unpredictable at the moment and could still strike India’s most populous city – Mumbai is home to around 20 million people.

Officials have been preparing for the worst and moved thousands of people away from low-lying areas.

As the storm struck, mobile footage shared on social media showed huge waves crashing into the shore, with trees being whipped into a frenzy by the strong winds.