Around 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed after IMD's warning.
Amreli (Gujarat) [India], May 17 (ANI): Cabinet Minister Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya visited Amreli district on Monday to inspect the preparedness for Cyclone Tauktae in the region.
Vinson Kurian
Mumbai/New Delhi |
Updated on
May 17, 2021
xtremely severe cyclone Tauktae will bring high winds and heavy rainfall along most parts of the West Coast as well as entire Gujarat and adjoining parts of North-West India until Tuesday morning.
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xtremely severe cyclone Tauktae will bring high winds and heavy rainfall along most parts of the West Coast as well as entire Gujarat and adjoining parts of North-West India until Tuesday morning.
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Maximum wind speeds of 155-165 km/hr, gusting to 185 km/hr expected during landfall
Very severe cyclone ‘Tauktae’ has intensified into an extremely severe cyclone this (Monday) morning, next only to the class-topping super cyclone status, with gale winds with speeds of 180-190 km/hr, gusting to a potentially catastrophic 210 km/hr, over the East-Central Arabian Sea till at least noon.