Cyclone Mekunu may bring heavy rains in Maharashtra, warns IMD

MUMBAI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday (25.05.2018) that the cyclone Mekunu that hit the Yemeni island of Socotra, causing severe flooding and damage, may bring heavy rains along the western coast of Maharashtra in the next few days. Media reports said some isolated places in Konkan will receive rain, but the rest of Maharashtra will have no impact.
The winds blowing in central Maharashtra have slightly brought down the temperature in Marathwada region. There is an overall drop in the temperature by a couple of degrees Celsius, but Vidarbha is still simmering, a Met official added.
Cyclone Mekunu had hit the Yemeni island of Socotra, causing severe flooding and damage. IMD said in a bulletin that on Friday (25.05.2018) that the storm was some 190 kilometres, or 118 miles, east-northeast of Socotra island.
Meanwhile, the lifeguard agency manning Goa’s beaches has advised people not to venture into the sea for 72 hours from Thursday due to the cyclonic storm. “The cyclonic storm Mekunu brewing in the south-west Arabian Sea is expected to impact sea conditions,” said a statement from Drishti Marine, the agency appointed by the state government for lifeguard duties.