At least 8 people are dead and five persons are reported missing after heavy rains lashed Kerala since Friday evening. A team of Army officials attached to the Pangode Military camp in the state capital has already left to Kottayam district where a landslide took place at Kootikal. Two families comprising 12 people bore the major brunt, of which six people have been declared dead, while four continue to be missing. A car with two people who were asked not to go forward near Thodupuzha in Idukki
Tauktae Cyclone path: The deep depression in the south Arabian Sea near Lakshadweep transformed into a cyclonic storm, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday. The IMD forecast says the cyclone with transform into a very severe cyclone as it gains momentum in the next three days. A red alert (extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20cm) has been sounded in Kerala's Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod and Union territory of Lakshadweep on Saturday. Orange alert of 11-20cm for very heavy rainfall in seven districts of Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur. The cyclone will bring moderate to very heavy rain across the western coast of India from Kerala to Gujarat as it progresses over the next four days. Stay with TOI for more updates on Cyclone Tauktae:
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Red Alert Declared in 9 Districts of Kerala, Arabian Sea Likely to Intensify Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
IMD has issued red alert in Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod districts of Kerala.
| 15 May 2021 8:09 AM GMT
Cyclone Tauktae Updates: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the depression in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm on May 17 and cross the Gujarat coast a day later.
According to the weather department, the impact of the cyclone will be felt in the southeast, east-central & northeast Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep islands, Maldives area, triggering heavy rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and also the coastal & adjoining districts of all these states.
Cyclone Tauktae: Deep depression to intensify into cyclonic storm soon
According to the IMD, this depression will intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. A view of a waterlogged road due to heavy rains continues to lash the city under the influence of Cyclone Tauktae on Friday. (ANI Photo)
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Updated: May 15, 2021, 09:13 AM IST
The low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep has intensified into a deep depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday. According to the IMD, this depression will intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm Tauktae (pronounced as Tau`Te) over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and east central Arabian Sea: Cyclone watch for south Gujarat and Diu coasts , informed IMD in a tweet.
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Kozhikode: People 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, Friday, May 14, 2021.
The low-pressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep has intensified into a deep depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday. According to the IMD, this depression will intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm Tauktae (pronounced as Tau Te) over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and the east-central the Arabian Sea: Cyclone watch for south Gujarat and Diu coasts , informed IMD in a tweet.