The IMD on Saturday night said the cyclonic storm Tauktae, the first to hit the Indian Coast this year, has intensified into a “severe cyclonic storm” and is heading towards the coast of Gujarat and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The cyclone is also expected to hit many areas in States like Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra while passing due to heavy rainfall.
The IMD had said the storm is likely to pass the Mumbai coast late on Saturday or early Sunday from a distance, so minimal damage is expected. It will, however, cause gusty winds and heavy rain in a few places in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar.
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Mangaluru
About 12 kilometres stretch of beach front in Mangaluru North ravaged by raging sea waves
Coastal belt in Dakshina Kannada district for a length of about 12 kilomeres, from Kulai to Sashithlu, to the North of Mangaluru, was ravaged by raging waves of the Arabian Sea under the influence of Cyclone Tauktae since…