Over 100,000 people who sheltered from Cyclone Biparjoy in relief camps in western India have begun to return home after the storm weakened and headed toward Pakistan.

Cyclone Biporjoy is weakening as it churns past coastal India toward Pakistan with lashing rains and gusts of up to 105 kph (65 mph).

Wind-driven rain has pelted the shores of western India and southern Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushed into the coast with the potential for a significant storm surge and flash floods from heavy rain.

Pakistan’s army and civil authorities are planning to evacuate 80,000 people to safety along the country's southern coast before the arrival of Cyclone Biparjoy.

India and Pakistan are bracing for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week.