Cyclone Tauktae hits Kerala coast; IMD issues heavy rain alert in Mumbai

New Delhi: According to the Meteorological Department, Tauktae will turn into a severe cyclone in the next 24 hours and very severe after that. It will turn towards Porbandar in Gujarat between the afternoon of 18 May and towards Pakistan. During this period, it is expected to wreak havoc on Porbandar and Nalia coast.

Cyclone Tauktae hits Porbandar Coast:

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the Tauktae storm will pass between Porbandar to Mahua in Bhavnagar. On the other hand, Mumbai has issued an alert for heavy rains with strong winds.

Rahul Gandhi tweets:

Seeing the seriousness of Cyclone Tauktae, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has tweeted and appealed to the people to be vigilant and alert. Rahul Gandhi tweeted that Cyclone Taukte is getting stronger. Follow all safety rules. There is an appeal to the Congress colleagues to extend all possible help.

Alert issued in Mumbai:

The Brihanmumbai Municipality has shifted around 580 patients to the Covid Care Center in the city following the Indian Meteorological Department's ongoing warning about the storm. The Indian Meteorological Department said that the Tauktae storm may pass very close to the city.

The IMD said- Cyclone Toute has turned into a severe storm, at 2.30 am today, it is 170 km from the south-west of Panjim-Goa. And 490 km to the south from Mumbai. was away. On the morning of May 18, it will cross Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar) off the coast of Gujarat.

In consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs it has been said that the coastal areas of Morbi, Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts were submerged by two to three meters high sea wave and 1-2 meters wave in Porbandar, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar. There is a possibility of submergence and submergence in the remaining coastal districts of Gujarat by 0.5-1 meter wave.

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