On Thursday morning, the day after cyclone Nisarga hit the Maharashtra coast at Alibag in Raigad district, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel said the uprooted trees are blocking access to the areas worst-hit by the natural disaster. So far, the NDRF personnel have not been able to reach the cylone-affected areas […]
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Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall in Maharashtra’s Alibaug, Mumbai receives rains
Cyclone Nisarga made landfall between Murud and Revdanda in Maharashtra’s Raigad district as authorities evacuated thousands of people from the coastal areas in the state and in Gujarat, officials said. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for at least seven coastal districts of Maharashtra, while several districts along Gujarat’s coast […]
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Cyclone Nisarga: Nearly one lakh people evacuated from coastal areas of Maharashtra
Close to one lakh people have been evacuated from the coastal areas of Maharashtra until Wednesday morning, in anticipation of Cyclone Nisarga later today, authorities from the state government and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said. A state official said the evacuation has been mainly carried out Raigad, Palghar and Thane […]
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Cyclone Nisarga closes in, 215km from Mumbai, says IMD
Cyclone Nisarga, the tropical storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday, is currently 165km south-southwest of Alibaug, 215km south-southwest of Mumbai and 440km south-southwest of Surat in Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its 7am bulletin that it is expected to make landfall very close to Alibaug, a resort town […]
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Over 20 UP district on alert for strong winds, rain and lightning over Cyclone Nisarga
Strong winds, showers and lightning may be experienced in the next 24 hours in more than 20 districts of western and central Uttar Pradesh as a result of Cyclone Nisarga, a forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. Etah, Aligarh, Agra and Mahoba along with other districts will […]