The flood situation in Kerala further worsened on Wednesday with many areas inundated and flight operations suspended till Saturday at Kochi airport, as the toll rose to 67 with rain fury claiming 25 lives on Wednesday.
Tauktae likely to turn into ‘very severe cyclonic storm’, says IMD; red alert in 5 Kerala districts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review preparations for the cyclone later on Saturday. Updated An hour ago Residents carry belongings as they move away from the sea shore, after a red alert due to the formation of Cyclone Tauktae, at Baypore in Kozhikode on Friday. | PTI
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said that Cyclone Tauktae was expected to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm” in the next 12 hours and move north-northwestwards and reach near Gujarat coast by the morning of May 18.
Cyclone Tauktae intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, alert for Gujarat and Diu coasts
Cyclone Tauktae intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, alert for Gujarat and Diu coasts
Cyclone Tauktae on Saturday evening intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over east central Arabian Sea. The cyclone is likely to reach Gujarat coast on the morning of May 18.
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UPDATED: May 15, 2021 22:16 IST
Cyclone Tauktae on Saturday evening intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over east central Arabian Sea. (Photo: PTI file)
Cyclone Tauktae (pronounced as TauTe) intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over east central Arabian Sea on Saturday evening.
As per updates from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm moved nearly northwards with a speed of 12 kilometres per hour. It lay centred at 5:30 pm on Saturday over east central Arabian Sea near latitude 13.8°N and longitude 72.7°E, about 220 km south-southwest of Panjim-Goa, 590 km south-southwest of Mu
Heavy rains likely to lash Kerala on May 14,15; Thiruvananthapuram on red alert PTI
Updated May 14, 2021, 12:11 am IST
The IMD said the low pressure is very likely to become well marked over Lakshadweep area by Friday morning
Authorities have banned fishing in the sea till the situation becomes normal. (PTI)
Thiruvananthapuram: Authorities have sounded red alert in three districts of Kerala on May 14 and five districts on May 15, indicating the possibility of extremely heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea. In a tweet, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asked authorities and people to follow the guidelines issued by the state disaster management authority.