A record 119.3 mm of rainfall pounded Delhi under the impact of cyclonic storm Tauktae and a western disturbance in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Thursday, breaking all the previous records for May, the IMD said on Thursday.
As many as 22 dead bodies have been recovered so far from the Arabian Sea after Barge P305 sank off the Mumbai coast due to Cyclone Tauktae, officials said on Wednesday.
Remnant of the extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ is very likely to move north-eastwards and weaken gradually into a well-marked low pressure area during next 12 hours, the Ministry of Earth Science said in a statement on Wednesday.
One hundred and eighty four personnel have been rescued so far from the barge P305 which sank after Cyclone Tauktae hit the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai on Monday, the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) said on Wednesday.
Delhi and its adjoining areas received light spells of rain on Wednesday under the impact of cyclone Tauktae which has now moved north-northeastwards across Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh after making landfall in Gujarat yesterday.
Several areas in Rajasthan recorded light to moderate rainfall triggered by cyclone Tauktae during the last 24 hours, IMD officials said on Tuesday, adding that heavy rainfall is likely on Wednesday.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Director General SN Pradhan on Tuesday said that the ‘worst is over’ and Cyclone Tauktae will “become a depression” by today evening.
At least three people have lost their lives due to Cyclone Tauktae, said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday.
A powerful cyclone that slammed into India’s west coast was set to weaken on Tuesday, the weather office said, as tens of thousands of people were moved out of its path.
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