India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 9:30 PM IST
According to the IMD, the cyclone will cross the coast between Porbandar and Mahuva in the next few hours, sustaining wind speeds of 155-165 kilometres per hour.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 10:58 PM IST
Flight operations at Mumbai airport resumed on Monday night after being suspended for 11 hours due to the cyclone Tauktae. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport had announced the suspension of all air services, initially for three hours from 11 am on Monday due to the cyclone. During the past 11 hours, over 55 flights, both incoming and outbound, were canceled till around 7.30 pm.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 9:42 PM IST
Winds blew at 114 kmph in Mumbai on Monday afternoon as the cyclonic storm passed close to the Mumbai coast, civic officials said.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 7:12 AM IST
Cyclone Tauktae Tracking: "It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in evening of May 17 and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva (Bhavnagar) around May 18 early morning," the Indian Meteorological Department had said.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 6:59 PM IST
The cyclonic storm will intensify further and reach the Gujarat coast by Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 6:55 PM IST
To avoid any untoward incident, the Gujarat government has so far evacuated over 1.5 lakh people to safer places and also mobilised disaster response teams. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called up Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and took stock of the preparations to deal with the cyclonic storm.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 3:51 PM IST
Cyclone Tauktae has hit Maharashtra with full fury bringing heavy rains, strong gales of over 75-85 kmph, which wreaked havoc in the state.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 5:56 PM IST
Torrential rains accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds lashed parts of Mumbai district all day on Monday as Cyclone Tauktae hit the city with full fury and passed through the western coast.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 1:48 PM IST
Cyclone Tauktae: As of this morning, the "very severe" cyclonic storm was moving at a speed of 125-149 kmph with strong gusts up to 165 km per hour.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
Mumbai Airport operations will also be closed from 11 am hours to 2 pm on Monday, May 17, in view of the cyclone alert in the city.
India.com News Desk | May 17, 2021, 10:44 AM IST
"The operations at Mumbai Airport need to be closed from 11 am local time to 2 pm local time of May 17," CSMIA said in a notification.
India.com News Desk | May 16, 2021, 7:12 AM IST
Cyclone Tauktae intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm' early morning and is likely to intensify further. Stay tuned to this live blog for all the latest updates on Cyclone Tauktae.
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