Cyclone Nisarga 200 km from Mumbai

June 03, 2020 08:19

Cyclone Nisarga is now approaching the north Maharashtra coast and is about to make landfall around Alibaug this afternoon.

The cyclone has moved at a speed of 13 kmph in the past 6 hours. IMD has said the severe cyclonic storm Nisarga is now located around 155 km south-southwest of Alibaug and 200 km south-southwest of Mumbai.

IMD has said that the eye of the cyclone is now visible in the radar and the Maharashtra coast has been engulfed in a cloud band.

Rainfall has started intensifying over the Maharashtra coast and will gradually increase further. NDRF has deployed 20 teams in in Maharashtra - 8 teams in Mumbai, 5 teams in Raigad where the cyclone is expected to make landfall, 2 teams in Palghar, 2 teams in Thane (1 enroute), 2 teams in Ratnagiri and 1 team in Sindhudurg.

The two states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, which will be most affected by the cyclone, have both deployed NDRF teams and started evacuating people on Tuesday itself.

The two states that are already ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic is bracing for more strain on the healthcare sector with the oncoming cyclone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat and assured them all possible help from the Centre.

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