Yagi sets record as strongest autumn typhoon to hit China since 1949
The China Meteorological Administration on Sunday identified Super Typhoon Yagi as the strongest autumn typhoon to make landfall in China since 1949.
The China Meteorological Administration on Sunday identified Super Typhoon Yagi as the strongest autumn typhoon to make landfall in China since 1949.
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After storming the Maharashtra coast, cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
This is the first time that a cyclone is making landfall on the Maharashtra coast in June since record-keeping began in 1891.
Mumbai is bracing itself for its first cyclone in over 100 years, which is expected to make its landfall in Alibag at noon, according to meteorological department.
The IMD has said that when the severe cyclone storm Nisarga crosses the coast on the evening of June 3, it will have a speed of 105-110 kmph.
NDRF Director-General SN Pradhan informed that 21 teams of NDRF are deployed in both the states and 10 teams are on standby.
