Video: Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall, blows away rooftops, trees uprooted
Tropical cyclonic storm 'Nisarga', which intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" has made landfall on the Maharashtra coast and will continue for three hours, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The right side of the cyclone's wall cloud passed through coastal Maharashtra, mainly covering the Raigad district.
"The centre of the cyclone is very close to the Maharashtra coast. The landfall process has started and it will be completed in three hours," said IMD.
Following landfall, authorities have closed the Mumbai Bandra-Worli Sea Link and vehicular movement have been stopped. BMC, NDMA, NFRF and state authorities have advised people to stay indoors and listen to official messages on a battery-operated radio. Powercuts expected in several parts of Mumbai, Thane and adjoining Maharashtra, Gujarat coastline in wake of strong winds and heavy rains.
The north-east sector of the eye of the cyclone is currently entering the land. The severe cyclone will cross Maharashtra coast, close to Alibag in the next three hours.
"The cyclone will gradually enter into Mumbai and Thane district during the next three hours," stated IMD in its 12 p.m. bulletin. The cyclone is currently whirling with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kilometres per hour 40 km away from Alibagh, 95 km from Mumbai and 325 km from Surat.
Twitter users across Maharashtra, Gujarat share horrifying videos as 'severe cyclonic storm' Nisarga makes landfall.
जुना व्हिडिओ असं म्हणाऱ्यांना विडीओ माधिल लोकांच्या चेहऱ्यावरचे #करोना #मास्कही दिसू नयेत ? याचं आश्चर्य वाटतं ? पाऊस क़थी आला ? करून दाखवलेला’ प्रताप चव्हाट्यावर येताच अनेकजण तो झाकण्याचा केविलवाणा प्रयत्न का करता आहेत ? pic.twitter.com/FWzJDnw7o3
— Ram Kadam (@ramkadam) June 3, 2020
This i got through whatsapp .
— Jyeshtha 💞 (@DushtKanya) June 3, 2020
Somewhere in alibag .
No one was prepared for this in 2020. #CycloneNisarg pic.twitter.com/pjEkqTdtfb
#WATCH: #CycloneNisarga makes landfall along Maharashtra coast, process will be completed during next 3 hours. Visuals from Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/YKWizX82lC
— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
The year 2020 will be remembered as the year of disaster in history 😣#Mumbai #CycloneNisarg #earthquake #CycloneAmphan #CoronaPandemic pic.twitter.com/b0Zq91H7Ga
— 🚩आर्यन Sable (@sable_aryan) June 3, 2020
#WATCH Maharashtra: Strong winds and high tides hit Ratnagiri area. #CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/Cg85bxwMdL
— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
Stay safe. Trees are already falling. #CycloneNisarg #MumbaiCycloneAlert #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/2PobNRRZXg
— Aditya Sood (@ASood15) June 3, 2020
#CycloneNisarg
— Koushalesh Rai (@kraibsf) June 3, 2020
Landfall process started and it will be completed during next 3 hours. pic.twitter.com/1KqLH1cO5i
Strong winds and rains hit #Pune Velha taluka. #CycloneNisarg makes landfall at Raigad. #StayHome pic.twitter.com/U020QMQFva
— Steffy Thevar (@Thevarsteffy) June 3, 2020
#CycloneNisarg
— Koushalesh Rai (@kraibsf) June 3, 2020
Land fall
Wind speed 120/130 KM/hr.
Stay home be safe. pic.twitter.com/ajJVpK7lkR
Effect of #Nisarga in #Ratnagiri district of #Maharashtra #CycloneNisarg #CycloneNisargaUpdate #CycloneUpdate #CycloneNisarga
— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 3, 2020
Video: NDRF (@NDRFHQ) pic.twitter.com/Itmpub3QJi
The weather bureau has sounded a red alert for at least seven coastal districts of Maharashtra, while several districts along Gujarat's coast are also expecting heavy rainfall.
Nisarga comes on the heels of Cyclone 'Amphan' which had killed close to 90 people when it hit eastern coast of India as well as Bangladesh on May 20, flattening villages, destroying farms and leaving millions without electricity.