Cyclone Nisarga is the second to hit India in less than two weeks after Amphan hit Bengal last month
New Delhi:
Cyclone Nisarga, which hit the coast of Maharashtra with winds of up to 120 km / h Wednesday afternoon, weakened into a “deep depression”, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
The cyclone made landfall at 12:30 p.m. near Alibaug in the Raigad district, just 95 kilometers from Mumbai. “There has been a slight change in direction to the northeast, which means that the impact of the cyclone on Mumbai was less severe than expected,” the IMD said in a statement.
Mumbai experienced moderate rainfall throughout the afternoon. The wind speed was 26 kilometers per hour. Colaba recorded 23 millimeters and Santacruz recorded 12 millimeters of rain until 4 p.m.
The weather started to clear towards evening, said IMD.
By 4 p.m., the cyclone had started to weaken with wind speeds of 90 to 100 km / h.
Two people died in Pune and one in Raigad district in cyclone-related incidents, state officials said.
Thousands of people have been evacuated to the coastal regions of Maharashtra and southern Gujarat, trains have been rescheduled, flights canceled and fishermen have had to leave the seas as the region prepares for the cyclone.
Here are the updates on Cyclone Nisarga:
Storm is currently hitting north central Maharashtra, more than 40 kilometers south of Nashik, 140 kilometers west-southwest of Aurangabad and 120 kilometers northeast of Pune, according to a bulletin. 9 p.m. IMD.
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “NISARGA” SLEEP CENTERED AT 6.30 AM EST TODAY, JUNE 03, 2020, ON THE ARABIC SEA OF THE CENTER-EAST NEAR LAT. 17.40 ° N AND LONG. 72.15 ° E
155 KM SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF ALIBAGH.
200 KM SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF MUMBAI.hourly bulletin link: –https://t.co/ziZUgL7tPepic.twitter.com/SN8vgu4pVB
– IMD Weather (@IMDWeather) June 3, 2020
Cyclone Nisarga has weakened into a “deep depression,” said the Indian Meteorological Department.
The cyclone made landfall at 12:30 p.m. near Alibaug in the Raigad district, just 95 kilometers from Mumbai. “There has been a slight change in direction to the northeast, which means that the impact of the cyclone on Mumbai was less severe than expected,” the IMD said in a statement.
