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Cyclone Ockhi Live Updates: Mumbai Schools Closed, 1,540 Rescued From Other States
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Updated : December 04, 2017 11:50 pm IST
Mumbai experienced unseasonal showers following the Cyclone Ockhi on Monday. (PTI)
New Delhi: Maharashtra government declared holiday in schools and colleges in Mumbai and adjoining districts tomorrow, as a precautionary measure against Cylcone Ockhi. According to the met department, Mumbai will witness light to moderate rainfall. Mumbai Disaster Management unit of the BMC or the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation issued advisory against visiting the beaches today and tomorrow. The cyclone is expected to make landfall on the coast of Maharashtra within the next 48 hours. Cyclone Ockhi has claimed at least 20 lives with hundreds still missing. Search and rescue operations in the southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands continue and the Navy has deployed 10 naval ships and 8 aircraft, round the clock service late last night for the ongoing rescue operations.
Dec 04, 2017 23:31 (IST)
2,604 fishermen from several parts of Tamil Nadu, including 220 from Kanyakumari district stranded at sea due to Cyclone Ockhi have been rescued, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said.
Dec 04, 2017 20:58 (IST)
Rains started in Mumbai this afternoon as Cyclone Ockhi neared the coast. The met office predicts that it will weaken before it hits and settle in the area near Surat as a deep depression by tomorrow night. Schools in four districts of Maharashtra, and the Mumbai Metropolitan area, have been closed tomorrow as a precautionary measure.
Dec 04, 2017 20:39 (IST)
Break-down equipment such as accident relief train, accident relief medical van, road ART has been kept on standby for any eventuality: Central Railway Mumbai Division
Dec 04, 2017 20:36 (IST)
More than 250 railway police force and Maharashtra State Security Force personnel have been deployed on crowd management & other related activities at stations, yards etc: Central Railway Mumbai Division, reports news agency ANI
Dec 04, 2017 20:20 (IST)
All emergency numbers have been updated. Emergency cell has been opened at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Kalyan: Central Railway Mumbai Division
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Dec 04, 2017 19:53 (IST)
Dec 04, 2017 19:49 (IST)
Maharashtra government declares precautionary holiday on December 5, for schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Sindhudurga, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts.
Dec 04, 2017 19:02 (IST)
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, offered to send a stock of 100 MT of rice to those affected by Cyclone Ockhi in Lakshadweep, according to news agency ANI.
Dec 04, 2017 18:32 (IST)
The Coast Guard tasked 12 ships and deployed three Dornier aircraft and two helicopters for sea-air coordinated search and rescue assistance to the stranded fishermen at sea: Inspector General K R Nautiyal
Dec 04, 2017 18:30 (IST)
19 fishermen were rescued today, says Inspector General K R Nautiyal, Commander, Coast Guard Region
Dec 04, 2017 17:29 (IST)
Fishermen along and off Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coasts are advised not to venture into the sea during 6th to 8th December: NDMA
Dec 04, 2017 17:26 (IST)
NDMA advises fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off south Gujarat, north Maharashtra coasts and Nicobar Islands from December 4 to 6.
Dec 04, 2017 17:22 (IST)
Over the next 24 hours, a well marked low pressure area that lies over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea is very likely to become a depression, according to the NDMA. It could further intensify into a deep depression during the subsequent 48 hours.
Dec 04, 2017 17:13 (IST)
Damage expected over south Gujarat (Valsad, Surat, Navsari, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Amreli, Gir- Somnath, Bhavnagar districts), Daman, Diu, and Dadra, Nagar Haveli and north Konkan districts of Maharashtra (Palghar, Thane, Raigarh, and Greater Mumbai), tweets NDMA
Dec 04, 2017 15:23 (IST)
Dec 04, 2017 15:20 (IST)
Light to moderate rainfall very likely at a few places over north Konkan including Mumbai today, according to NDMA. Palghar, Thane, Raigarh, Greater Mumbai, Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar and Pune districts likely to receive rainfall tomorrow.
Dec 04, 2017 15:19 (IST)
The NDMA tweeted that there would be light to moderate rainfall is very likely at a few places over Saurashtra and South Gujarat region today and parts of South Gujarat tomorrow.
Dec 04, 2017 15:17 (IST)
Dec 04, 2017 15:06 (IST)
Cyclone Ockhi that is passing at about 45 kilometres of the coast of Maharashtra is likely to make landfall on 6th December in the morning near the Gulf of Khambat or Surat. Inspector General K R Nautiyal of the Indian Coastguard said all their ships will be on duty till the cyclone makes landfall
Dec 04, 2017 14:55 (IST)
The NCMC is monitoring the situation and has provided all necessary help to the affected states and union territory, he said. If necessary, additional help would be provided, the spokesperson said.
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