: Monday, May 17, 2021, 2:30 PM IST
Cyclone Tauktae: 3 deaths reported in state; Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to hold meeting with SDMA
Cyclone Tauktae hit Mumbai with full fury bringing heavy rains, strong gales of over 60-75 km/hr, which wreaked havoc by uprooting scores of trees, damaged some homes, and disrupted road traffic, though there are no human casualties in the city.
However, in the state, as of now 3 deaths have been reported. In Jalgaon in north Maharashtra, two people died and another was injured after a tree fell on a hut. The third death is reported from Uran in the Raigad district, where a woman was killed and another one was seriously injured when a wall of the Ram temple collapsed.
PM Modi speaks to Uddhav Thackeray on Cyclone Tauktae related situation in Maharashtra ANI | Updated: May 17, 2021 17:34 IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the Cyclone Tauktae related situation in the state, according to officials.
This comes two days after Prime Minister Modi had reviewed the preparedness to deal with the cyclone s fallout in a high-level meeting which was attended by several ministries and agencies concerned.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister Office (CMO) Maharashtra informed that Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district has been put on red alert due to Cyclone Tauktae.
New Delhi: A powerful cyclone roaring in the Arabian Sea was moving toward India’s western coast on Monday as authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state.
Cyclone Tauktae, which has already killed six people in parts of southern India, is expected to make landfall on Monday evening in Gujarat state with winds of up to 175 kph, a statement by the India Meteorological Department said.
After the cyclone slams ashore, forecasters warn of the potential for extensive damage from high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding in low-lying areas.
The massive storm comes as India is battling with a devastating coronavirus surge - and both the storm and the virus could exacerbate the effects of the other. The storm has already led to the suspension of some vaccination efforts and there is greater risk of virus transmission in crowded evacuation shelters
May 17, 2021, 18:28 PM IST
Mumbai: The city s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), which had earlier decided to keep all operations shut till 4 pm on Monday in view of the cyclone alert, has now extended the closure period to 8 pm.
“As the result of the cyclone alert, the closure of the operations at the airport has now been further extended till 2000 hours (8pm) on May 17,” CSMIA said in its latest operations update, according to news agency PTI.
After announcing the suspension of all flight service at the facility from 11 am to 2 pm, initially, the private airport later extended it to 4 pm.
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