Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae Live: Cyclone Starts Landfall Near Diu, Rains In Mumbai May Reduce
Six people have been killed and nine others injured due to Cyclone Tauktae in Maharashtra, according to the state Disaster Management Department.
12,500 people have been evacuated, the chief minister's office said in a press release. 2,542 houses have partially collapsed and six houses have completely collapsed.
The India Meteorological Department upgraded its cyclone warning for Mumbai.
The city could see "extremely heavy" rainfall in the next few hours, with gusty winds reaching up to 120 kilometers per hour, according to the IMD's 2 p.m. update.
Earlier in the day, the met department had forecast "moderate to intense" spells of rain in Mumbai and neighbouring districts with gusty winds reaching 90-100 kilometers per hour.
Meanwhile, Mumbai is scheduled to see high tide at 3.44 p.m, and tidal waves will be up to 3.94 metres high, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
Flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain suspended till 8 p.m. today, ANI reported.
Earlier, the Mumbai International Airport Ltd. had announced a suspension of operations from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. in view of the cyclone alert.
Flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain suspended from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. in view of the cyclone alert, Bloomberg reported.
In view of the warning of high intensity cyclone issued by IMD, the vaccination program scheduled on Monday (17th May) stands cancelled at all MCGM & public vaccination centres.
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) May 16, 2021
We request Mumbaikars to stay indoors and stay safe#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate#CycloneTauktae
As a precautionary measure against the tropical cyclone Tauktae, Mumbai Monorail has suspended all the operations for a day. This was a prompt decision taken for the safety of the commuters. We regret any inconvenience caused.@CMOMaharashtra @mieknathshinde @AUThackeray
— Mumbai Monorail (@monorail_mumbai) May 17, 2021
Moderate to intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 90-100 kilometers per hour is likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Ratnagiri till 12 noon, according to the India Meteorological Department's warning issued at 9:00 a.m.
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” over Eastcentral Arabian Sea intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone Warning & post landfall outlook for Gujarat & Diu coasts (Red message).https://t.co/nIG8rzj9Vh pic.twitter.com/DAJCsnuRVw
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 17, 2021
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