: Cyclone Tauktae closes in on Gujarat, nearly 1.5 lakh residents evacuated from coastal areas #IndiaNEWS Nearly 1.5 lakh residents of Gujarat were being evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat

Cyclone Tauktae closes in on Gujarat, nearly 1.5 lakh residents evacuated from coastal areas #IndiaNEWS
Nearly 1.5 lakh residents of Gujarat were being evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat as Cyclone Tauktae advanced closer to the state on Sunday evening, PTI reported. The cyclone is likely to make landfall on Tuesday morning.At 5.30 pm, the cyclone, which has now intensified into a “very severe cyclonic storm???, was located 470 kilometres south-southeast of the Union Territory of Diu, the India Meteorological Department said.Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae The latest centre position from Doppler Weather Radar Goa - 16.71N 72.47E at 1730IST470 km south-southeast of Diu pic.twitter.com/spERYm57h1— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 16, 2021 Around 6 pm, India Meteorological Department Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the cyclone was very likely to intensify further during the next 24 hours, resulting in heavy to very heavy rainfall in coastal areas of Gujarat on May 17 and May 18.“It is very likely to cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district around 18 May early morning,??? Mohapatra added. “At the time of landfall, wind speed is expected to be 155-165 kilometres per hour.???Several other parts of Gujarat and neighbouring states will also face inclement weather till then.and the remaining coastal districts of Gujarat) are likely to inundate the coastal areas of Gujarat during the time of landfall....Read more

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