Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae Live: IMD Forecasts Moderate-To-Intense Rain In Mumbai Till Noon

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The severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach the Gujarat coast Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department said.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai warning of very heavy rains at isolated places with strong winds on Monday as Tauktae is likely to pass close to the Mumbai coast.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm âTauktaeâ over Eastcentral Arabian Sea intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone Warning & post landfall outlook for Gujarat & Diu coasts (Red message).https://t.co/nIG8rzj9Vh pic.twitter.com/DAJCsnuRVw
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 17, 2021

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Water logging in Dadar area of Mumbai. (Source: BloombergQuint)

05:06 AM

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Flight operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain suspended from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. in view of the cyclone alert, Bloomberg reported.

04:56 AM

BMC Cancels Vaccinations Due To Cyclone Tauktae

In view of the warning of high intensity cyclone issued by IMD, the vaccination program scheduled on Monday (17th May) stands cancelled at all MCGM & public vaccination centres.

We request Mumbaikars to stay indoors and stay safe#MyBMCVaccinationUpdate #CycloneTauktae
— à¤®à¤¾à¤à¥ Mumbai, à¤à¤ªà¤²à¥ BMC (@mybmc) May 16, 2021

04:54 AM

Mumbai Monorail Suspends Operations For The Day

As a precautionary measure against the tropical cyclone Tauktae, Mumbai Monorail has suspended all the operations for a day. This was a prompt decision taken for the safety of the commuters. We regret any inconvenience caused.@CMOMaharashtra @mieknathshinde @AUThackeray
— Mumbai Monorail (@monorail_mumbai) May 17, 2021

04:40 AM

IMD Forecasts Moderate-To-Intense Rain In Maharashtra

Moderate to intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 90-100 kilometers per hour is likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Ratnagiri till 12 noon, according to the India Meteorological Department's warning issued at 9:00 a.m.