Cyclone Tauktae Goa

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state suffered losses to the tune of Rs 146 crore due to cyclone Tauktae.

The NCP on Thursday claimed that six states, including Maharashtra and Goa, suffered losses due to Cyclone Tauktae, but the Centre announced financial assistance only for Gujarat.

Cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in Gujarat Monday night, has affected hundreds of thousands across six states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa - since its origin in Arabian sea last week.

Indian Coast Guard Ship Samarth responded to a distress call and rescued 15 crew from a fishing boat named Milad, off Goa coast on Monday as a very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall.

Cyclone Tauktae - an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' - is "very likely" to make landfall in Gujarat's Bhavnagar between 10 and 11 pm, with winds up to 165 km per hour. At 2.30 pm it was 165 km west-northwest of Mumbai and moving at 15 km per hour.

Two persons died in Goa on Sunday in separate incidents caused due to gusty winds triggered by cyclone Tauktae, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

Cyclone Tauktae will hit the coastal areas of Goa by late afternoon as it is very likely to keep moving in the north northwest direction, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Gusty winds and heavy rains lashed several parts of Goa on Sunday morning due to cyclonic storm Tauktae, uprooting electric poles and affecting power supply in many parts of the coastal state, officials said.

Cyclone Tauktae update: A 'Red' alert has been issued in Kerala. The Kerala Chief Minister's Office in a tweet said, extremely heavy rainfall has been predicted on May 14, 15 and 16. The NDRF said over 50 teams are on standby for 5 states

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state suffered losses to the tune of Rs 146 crore due to cyclone Tauktae.

The NCP on Thursday claimed that six states, including Maharashtra and Goa, suffered losses due to Cyclone Tauktae, but the Centre announced financial assistance only for Gujarat.

Cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall in Gujarat Monday night, has affected hundreds of thousands across six states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa - since its origin in Arabian sea last week.

Indian Coast Guard Ship Samarth responded to a distress call and rescued 15 crew from a fishing boat named Milad, off Goa coast on Monday as a very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall.

Cyclone Tauktae - an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' - is "very likely" to make landfall in Gujarat's Bhavnagar between 10 and 11 pm, with winds up to 165 km per hour. At 2.30 pm it was 165 km west-northwest of Mumbai and moving at 15 km per hour.

Two persons died in Goa on Sunday in separate incidents caused due to gusty winds triggered by cyclone Tauktae, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.

Cyclone Tauktae will hit the coastal areas of Goa by late afternoon as it is very likely to keep moving in the north northwest direction, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Gusty winds and heavy rains lashed several parts of Goa on Sunday morning due to cyclonic storm Tauktae, uprooting electric poles and affecting power supply in many parts of the coastal state, officials said.

Cyclone Tauktae update: A 'Red' alert has been issued in Kerala. The Kerala Chief Minister's Office in a tweet said, extremely heavy rainfall has been predicted on May 14, 15 and 16. The NDRF said over 50 teams are on standby for 5 states