Cyclone Nisarga Is At Maharashtra's Coast And The Destruction Has Already Begun
Click here to watch the videos and images of the destruction that Cyclone Nisarga has started causing as it has reached the coast.
This is a developing story and will be updated as and when more news comes in.
The state of
Maharashtra is now gearing up to fight another battle in the form of cyclone Nisarga that has already reached the coast. Landfall near Alibaug has begun and the winds are reportedly flowing at 120-140 km/h.
THE CENTER OF THE SEVERE CYCLONE "NISARGA" IS VERY CLOSE TO MAHARASHTRA COAST. LANDFALL PROCESS STARTED AND IT WILL BE COMPLETED DURING NEXT 3 HOURS. THE NORTHEAST SECTOR OF THE EYE OF SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM ¡°NISARGA¡± IS ENTERING INTO LAND.
¡ª India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) June 3, 2020
The Met department has predicted it'll last for about three hours between
1pm and 4pm.
Visible Image INSAT 3D (09:30-09:57 IST) 03-06-2020
¡ª India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) June 3, 2020
Severe Cyclone "NISARGA" pic.twitter.com/gUgB4NfF3h
The effects of the approaching cyclone can already be witnessed in Maharashtra's Raigad district where trees have been uprooted owing to the fast winds.
Maharashtra: Many trees uprooted in the Raigad district due to strong winds in view of #CycloneNisarga. The cyclone is expected to make landfall in an hour in the state and the process will be completed during the next 3 hours, as per IMD. pic.twitter.com/DXtKytdqX9
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
#CycloneNisarga will cross Maharashtra coast between Harihareshwar & Daman, very close to Alibaug between 1 pm to 4 pm; Latest visuals from Alibaug. pic.twitter.com/39ouVK0n9L
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
#WATCH Effect of #NisargaCyclone in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra: India Meteorological Department, IMD pic.twitter.com/vyB8Qoa1mv
¡ª ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
People have already taken to the Internet to show the havoc the cyclone is causing.
#CycloneNisargaUpdate
¡ª ?¦Át§é¦Á pr¦Ádh¦Án???? ?????? ?????? ??????????-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) June 3, 2020
DAY 0-3rd June 2020,1200 hrs
Cyclone Building up
Initial Effect of Nisarga now showing in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra @NDRFHQ @ndmaindia @PMOIndia @HMOIndia @BhallaAjay26 @PIBHomeAffairs @ANI @PTI_News @DDNewslive @DDNewsHindi @DisasterState pic.twitter.com/9dFEDoLGEa
#CycloneNisargaUpdate#CycloneNisarga is located about
¡ª Priya Pandey (@priya_anvi) June 3, 2020
40 KM South SouthWest of #Alibaugh
95 KM South SouthWest of #Mumbai
325 KM South SouthWest of #Surat (GUJARAT)#Alibaugh pic.twitter.com/bNjafqHvnA
#CycloneNisarga | Lord Ganesha temple submerged at Khar Danda in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/bOajQOSClG
¡ª TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) June 3, 2020
Cyclone Nisarga in Mumbai today pic.twitter.com/r7kE4CnyxH
¡ª Smita Mukherji (@Smitasaltlake) June 2, 2020
Cyclone nisarg topples car in Mumbai!!! That's really scary!!!#ipuexams #CycloneNisargaUpdate#CycloneNisarga#CycloneNisarg pic.twitter.com/ohr2YjCrXe
¡ª shubhranshu Gupta (@Shubhranshuu) June 3, 2020
Nisarg cyclone strikes ?!! Scenes from Belapur Navi Mumbai.This tree ?, Stay Safe and Stay at home.#mumbai #Cyclone #CycloneUpdate #CycloneNisarga #MumbaiCycloneAlert #NisargaUpdates #Nisarga #NisargaCyclone pic.twitter.com/f2JLBFMzZZ
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Mumbai and all the neighbouring districts have reportedly been put on high alert, and vehicles are not allowed outside at this time.
All emergency services, the police, fire brigade, NDRF and SDRF, army, navy, airforce, coast-guard, home-guards and others, are fully geared for the anticipated landfall with domestic flight operations curtailed.
As a precautionary measure, those living in non-pucca houses have been shifted to safer locations while slum-dwellers in low-lying areas have been asked to evacuate.
