Cyclone Vayu to recurve again, likely to hit Gujarat on June 17: Government
The 'very severe' cyclonic storm was expected to hit Gujarat coast on Thursday but changed its course in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
The 'very severe' cyclonic storm was expected to hit Gujarat coast on Thursday but changed its course in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.
Flight operations at airports in Porbandar, Diu, Bhavnagar, Keshod and Kandla had been suspended since midnight of Wednesday.
The cyclonic storm will skirt along Saurashtra coast this afternoon with a wind speed 135-160 kmph bringing in heavy rains for coastal districts of Diu, Gir Somnath, Junagarh, Porbandar, and Dwarka.
All beaches in the Konkan region, viz. Palgahar, Thane, Mumbai (city/suburban), Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg may be shut off to the public immediately for the next two days.
Gujarat government has declared a two-day holiday for all the schools and colleges located in several parts of Gujarat.
Gujarat and Diu Administration have planned to evacuate about 3 lakh people from the identified vulnerable areas starting early morning of 12th June 2019.
The cyclone might bring light showers to cities like Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot, Veraval and Bhuj on June 12 and June 13.
