Cyclone Ockhi: Intensity likely to weaken in next 48 hours

December 03, 2017 11:05

Cyclone Ockhi, after causing significant damage in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, is likely to weaken in the next couple of days, sources at the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center said.

An IMD forecast said the scale of Cylone Ockhi has been reduced from 'very severe' to 'severe' for Monday. The cyclone is reportedly on a north-western course, drifting towards the Indian coastlines of Maharashtra and Gujarat at a speed of fourteen kilometres per hour.

Meanwhile, the death toll rose to nine in Kerala last night. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has appealed to the central government to declare cyclone Ockhi as a 'national calamity'.

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea along & off South Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts from the night of December 4 for subsequent 48 hours.

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