Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai, Thane on orange alert, Raigad on red; CM monitoring situation ANI | Updated: May 17, 2021 13:14 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 17 (ANI): Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district has been put on red alert due to Cyclone Tauktae, informed the Chief Minister Office (CMO) Maharashtra on Monday.
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray is closely monitoring the cyclone situation in the state. As many as 12,420 citizens were relocated to safer places from the coastal areas so far. CM Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray is closely monitoring the #CycloneTauktae situation in the State. So far, 12,420 citizens were relocated to safer places from the coastal areas. Mumbai, Thane & Palghar districts are on orange alert while Raigad district is on red alert, tweeted Maharashtra CMO.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has issued an order stating that the operations at the airport shall remain closed from 11 am to 2 pm today in view of Cyclone Tauktae.
It now has a wind speed of 180-190 kilometres per hour with winds gusting to 210 kilometres per hour. The IMD has, however, forecast that its intensity will reduce when it hits the Gujarat coast.
Mumbai: Extremely Severe Cyclone Tauktae causes havoc, brings life to a standstill
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Cyclone Tauktae, now labelled as The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm , hit Mumbai with full fury bringing heavy rains, strong gales which wreaked havoc by uprooting scores of trees, damaged some homes, and disrupted road traffic, though there were no human casualties, officials said on Monday.
The IMD on Monday afternoon upgraded the warnings for Mumbai with extremely heavy rainfall with gusty winds that will escalate upto 120 kmph, said an official.
The wind speed of 114 kmph was recorded around 2 pm at the weather station based at Afghan Church in south Mumbai s Colaba area, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.