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casted moderate to intense
spells of rain wit h gusty winds
reaching 90-100 km per hour at
isolated places in the districts
of Raigad, Palghar, Mumbai,
Thane, and Ratnagiri.
Earlier, the IMD had stated
that Cyclone Tauktae is likely
to intensify into a very severe
cyclonic storm within the next
24 hours and that it will cross
the western coast of Gujarat in
the early morning of May 18.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pina-
rayi Vijayan on Monday said
that seven rain-related deaths
have been reported in the state
since May 12 and 5,235 people
are in relief camps due to the
impact of cyclone Tauktae.
“As on 3 pm on Monday,
there are 5,235 persons from
1,479 families in 175 disaster Fishing boats are seen parked at a harbour ahead of Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ near the coastline
relief camps across the state in Veraval City on Monday. (ani)
that were started in the wake
of the cyclone,” Vijayan told tremely severe cyclonic storm”. dian Navy Diving Teams have further said.
media personnel here. Out IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mo- been kept on standby in case of “Indian Air Force has de-
of 5,235 people in the relief hapatra informed that cyclone any request from authorities of ployed its aircraft to transport
camps, 2,034 are men, 2,191 Tauktae is very likely to cross affected states. personnel and tonnes of a load
are women and 1,010 are chil- the Gujarat coast between of NDRF to Ahmedabad. On
dren. As many as 1,427 people Porbandar and Mahuva in “twelve flood rescue teams May 16, IAF had deployed two
from Ernakulam district are in Bhavnagar district around the C-130J and one An-32 aircraft
the camps and 1,180 from Thi- early morning of May 18. and medical teams have for transportation of 167 per-
ruvananthapuram. He further said that heavy been earmarked for im- sonnel and 16.5 tonnes of a
to very heavy rainfall is expect- load of NDRF from Kolkata to
he said 310.3 km of roads ed to occur in coastal areas of mediate response and de- Ahmedabad. Another C-130J
Gujarat on May 18. Some plac-
and two An-32 aircraft carried
in local self-government es may experience extremely ployment. repair and res- 121 NDRF personnel and 11.6

bodies were damaged heavy rainfall. cue teams have also been tonnes of load from Vijayawa-
da to Ahmedabad for the same
in the heavy rains along disAster MAnAGeMent formed to undertake ur- purpose. Two C-130J aircraft
As many as 11 Indian Navy gent infrastructural repairs transported 110 personnel and
with 34 anganwadis, 10 Diving Teams have been kept 15 tonnes of cargo for NDRF
schools and 11 primary on standby and 12 flood rescue post-cyclone if required,” from Pune to Ahmedabad,” it

health centers. teams and medical teams have the statement said. added.
been earmarked for immedi- Chief of Defense Staff Gen-
ate response and deployment “Three ships (Talwar, Tar- eral Bipin Rawat, Defense Sec-
He added that 1,464 houses keeping in view of the cyclonic kash and Tabar) are on standby retary Dr Ajay Kumar, Chief of
were partially damaged and 68 storm Tauktae. with aid and relief material for Naval Staff Admiral Karambir
were completely damaged by Union Defense Minister immediate assistance to affect- Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air
the rains across the state. Rajnath Singh held a meeting ed areas, if required. Balance Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria
Earlier in the day, India Me- to review the preparedness ships on the Western seaboard and Chief of Army Staff Gen-
teorological Department said and assistance being provided are also on standby for assis- eral M M Naravane and Sec-
that cyclone Tauktae, which by the Armed Forces to civil tance to fishing boats/small retary Department of Defense
has intensified into a severe cy- authorities to tackle the situ- boats stranded due to rough R&D and Chairman, Defense
clonic storm over the east-cen- ation arising out of Cyclone weather. Navy’s Maritime Re- Research and Development
tral Arabian Sea, has moved Tauktae. According to a state- connaissance aircraft on sur- Organization (DRDO) were
north-northwestwards with a ment issued by the Ministry of veillance are continuously among those who attended the
speed of about 20 kmph and Defense, during the meeting, broadcasting cyclone warnings meeting.
further intensified into an “ex- Singh was informed that 11 In- to fishermen,” the statement Continued on next page... >>

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