Cyclone

18 May

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, ‘Tauktae’ made landfall in Gujarat

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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm, ‘Tauktae’ made landfall in Gujarat on Monday night and the weakening process is likely to continue for three hours. Strong winds and rain continued this morning in Gujarat. High tidal waves were seen in the Arabian sea near Mumbai. Apart from Gujarat, the ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ has also forced the governments of Maharashtra, Kerala and Goa to issue alerts to its citizens in coastal areas and concerned authorities. Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu have also been on high alert. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall with widespread flooding, inundation and…

17 May

Cyclone Tauktae turns into a “very severe cyclonic storm”

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Authorities in Maharashtra and Gujarat, where the cyclone is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, sounded an alert and evacuated thousands from low-lying areas to safer places. Fifty-four teams of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Gujarat for relief operations. Till Sunday evening, authorities in Gujarat were in the process of evacuating an estimated 1.5 lakh people, while Maharashtra evacuated 5,000 people. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tauktae is likely to intensify further in the next 24 hours and reach the Gujarat coast. Strong winds with speed…