Cyclone Tauktae May Intensify In 24 Hours, Rescue Teams In 5 States

Cyclonic Storm Tauktae: More than 50 teams of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) are on duty in five states - Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Cyclonic storm Tauktae, which is likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" within 24 hours, may hit Gujarat coast by Tuesday morning, the weather office has said. Gujarat and Diu coasts are under a cyclone watch. This is the first cyclonic storm this year as India fights a deadly second wave of Covid, which has led to a frightening surge in country's caseload over the last two months. ...for rendering full support to State administrations as Cyclonic Storm #Tauktae approaches Western Coast of India (2/2).#Harkaamdeshkenaam@NDRFHQ #CycloneTauktae UPDATE14/5/2021- @NDRFHQ????53 #NDRF teams committed????24 teams pre-deployment????29 teams standby-ready????For 5 states????Kerala,Ktka,TN,????Guj,Maharashtra @PMOIndia@HMOIndia@PIBHomeAffairs@BhallaAjay26@ANI@PIBTvpm@PIBBengaluru@PIBAhmedabad@PIBMumbaipic.twitter.com/1ZBvE9YVIS #CycloneTauktaeUpdate 1Deep depression 240 Nm NW off Kochi on 14th evening very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm Tauktae by 15th morning#IndianNavy ships, aircraft, helicopters, diving and disaster relief teams standby... (1/2)@SpokespersonMoD@DefenceMinIndiapic.twitter.com/mJRLb9fgyk More than 50 teams of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) are on duty in five states - Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall "causing flash floods and landslides" over the coastal districts of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa till Sunday and Saurashtra, Kutch in Gujarat on Tuesday and Wednesday is expected, the India Meteorological Department has said. Visuals showed rescue teams helping residents in Kerala's Kochi, which was hit by heavy rainfall on Friday.