Cyclone Tauktae will intensify in upcoming hours, rescue teams on standby
By Sanjay Maurya
News Highlights
- The weather reports predicted, Tauktae cyclonic, which is expected to develop into a “powerful cyclonic storm” within 12 hours.
- The NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) has more than 50 teams on the ground in five states: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
- On 15th May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a summary meeting.
Cyclone Tauktae intensify in 12 hours, rescue teams ready in 5 states
The weather office has predicted that cyclonic storm Tauktae, which is expected to develop into a “strong cyclonic storm” within 12 hours, will reach the Gujarat coast on 18th May. The coasts of Gujarat and its town Diu are in cyclone shadow. This is India’s first cyclone of the year, as the country battles a deadly second wave of Covid, which has resulted in a frightening increase in the country’s caseload in the last two months.
The cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further into a “very powerful cyclone” Cyclone is expected to reach the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya on 18th May afternoon.
The NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) has more than 50 teams on the ground in five states: Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast moderate to very heavy rainfall “causing flash flooding and landslides” over the coastal districts of Kerala, Karnataka, and Goa till 15th May, as well as Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat on 18th May and 19th May. The images show relief workers assisting people in Kochi, Kerala, which was struck by heavy rain on May 14th.
On 15th May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a summary meeting. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is scheduled to attend the conference.
The Indian Navy’s submarines, planes, helicopters, dive teams, and emergency response teams are on standby to “provide full assistance to state governments as the cyclonic storm hits western coasts,” according to a report.
More than 300 people have been evacuated from disaster-prone areas to relief camps in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital and one of the areas affected by the red warning.
Thiruvananthapuram district collector Navjot Khosa was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, “About 318 buildings have been set up in various parts of the district to open relief camps in case more residents need to be relocated.”