Cyclone NISARGA: Snaps trees, electricity poles, flights suspended in Mumbai | LIVE UPDATES

New Delhi: Cyclone Nisarga has made landfall on the northern coast of Maharashtra. The landfall process will be completed in three hours. This is the second cyclone to strike India in two weeks and the first such storm that will impact Mumbai – the worst-hit city by coronavirus – in over 100 years.

‘Nisarga’, the first cyclone to hit Mumbai in 72 years, has started landfall with wind speeds of up to 120 km per hour. “The centre of the severe cyclone Nisarga is very close to Maharashtra coast. Landfall process started and it will be completed during next three hours. The northeast sector of the eye of severe Cyclonic storm Nisarga is entering into land,” the IMD said.

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# SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “NISARGA” CROSSED THE COAST BETWEEN 12:30 IST & 14:30 IST OF 03.06.2020 WITH A WIND SPEED OF 100-110 KMPH GUSTING TO 120 KMPH.

#NisargaCyclone : रत्नागिरी इलाके में तेज हवाएं और बारिश शुरू, जानिए #NDRF के DG एस एन प्रधान ने क्या कहा

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Maharashtra: Mayor of Mumbai Kishori Pednekar earlier today inspected the Girgaon beach, before heading for Versova. She says, “Our fire services, lifeguards&other disaster management teams are on standby. People living near the sea have been evacuated”.#CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/sZV0sOlXin

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#WATCH Tin roof atop a building in Raigarh blown away due to strong winds as #CycloneNisarga lands along Maharashtra coast (Source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/zTsQRNEAUH

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The rear part of the wall cloud region is still over the sea and the landfall process will be completed in one hour. Its current intensity near the centre is 90-100 kmph to 110kmph. It will move northeastwards and weaken into a cyclonic storm during next 6 hrs:IMD#CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/szSTwVb40N

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#WATCH: #CycloneNisarga makes landfall along Maharashtra coast, process will be completed during next 3 hours. Visuals from Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/YKWizX82lC

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# The center of the severe #Cyclone Nisarga is very close to Maharashtra coast. Landfall process started & it will be completed during next 3 hours. The northeast sector of the eye of severe cyclonic storm is entering into land: IMD

# In view of Cyclone Nisarga, no vehicular movement is permitted on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link: Mumbai Police

#CycloneNisarga will cross Maharashtra coast between Harihareshwar & Daman, very close to Alibaug between 1 pm to 4 pm; Latest visuals from Alibaug. pic.twitter.com/39ouVK0n9L

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020

#WATCH: Strong winds and high tides hit Miramar Beach in Goa. #CycloneNisarga likely to hit the neighbouring state Maharashtra in one hour and the process will be completed during the next 3 hours. pic.twitter.com/9tGHQ8vlzb

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The right side of the wall cloud region passes through coastal Maharashtra covering mainly Raigad district. It will gradually enter into Mumbai & Thane district during next 3 hours. Landfall will commence in 1 hr & process will be completed during next 3 hrs: IMD #CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/McmN4vK6yI

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Thunderstorm with rain & wind of speed 20-40 kmph would occur over and adjoining areas of Pilani, Jhunjhunu, Narnaul, Bawal, Rewari during next two hours. Hail precipitation is very likely over and nearby Narnaul during next one hour: IMD. #CycloneNisarga pic.twitter.com/AO8ENQnLac

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# These teams are placed at Dahanu, Mumbai, Murud Janjira & Ratnagiri. Similar teams are also standby at Goa,Karnataka & Kerala: Indian Coast Guard

# Indian Coast Guard Region (West) has mobilised 8 Disaster Relief Teams for Maharashtra to respond to any requirement of Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief arising due to impending landfall of Cyclone Nisarg: Indian Coast Guard

The emergency response team at Veer Mata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan & Zoo with all the necessary equipment are deputed to tackle any untoward incidence. CCTV monitoring of prone areas is being done for quick response: BMC. #Mumbai https://t.co/NrRlWu0Hh5

— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020

Wind speed of about 80 to 90 kmph expected over Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg & Palghar. Over Gujarat’s Navsari & Valsad wind speed of about 60-80 kmph is expected. By midnight it will weaken & by tomorrow morning it will become depression: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DGM, IMD https://t.co/VaHes0Ak2D

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The IMD chief cautioned people to remain safe as the cyclone is likely to make structural damage such as uprooting trees, damage to thatched houses and so on. He also advised against road and rail traffic.