Tauktae Storm / Cyclone
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has upgraded its Monday alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar from green to orange (heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places). For Raigad, a red alert (extremely heavy rain at isolated places) has been issued as cyclonic storm Tauktae, which was 320km south-southwest of Mumbai on Sunday moving towards Gujarat, has been forecast to intensify and pass 120km off the Mumbai coast on Monday. The state disaster management cell said that over 6,500 residents from the coastal districts of Ratnagiri (3,896), Sindhudurg (144) and Raigad (2,500) have been shifted to safer places. Considering the warning about Tauktae, the BMC has cancelled the Covid vaccination drive for Monday across all public centres. The BMC has also warned people against going near the sea.
A fishing boat from Pali village, Bhayander (west) with 6 onboard stuck in sea. They have taken shelter in an ONGC non-operational rig in the high sea, said leader of the fishermen. All safe, rescue possible after cyclone’s intensity reduces, said coast guard officers.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has increased the number of teams earmarked to undertake relief and rescue measures in the wake of impending Cyclone Tauktae. The NDRF has formed 100 teams and they are being deployed in the coastal regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
Strong winds with speed reaching up to 90 km/per were lashing the western coastal region. According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD, by May 18 the wind speed is expected to increase to 150-160 km per hour, gusting up to 175 km per hour. (PTI).
Tauktae Cyclone or Storm Live Update
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Do’s and Don’t
DOs
Check houses, secure loose tiles by cementing wherever necessary, repair doors and windows.
Check the area around the house. Remove dead or dying trees, anchor removable objects like lumber piles, loose bricks, garbage cans, sign-boards, loose zinc sheets etc.
Keep some wooden boards ready so that glass windows can be boarded.
If you do not have wooden boards handy, paste paper strips on glasses to prevent splinters flying into the house.
Keep a hurricane Lantern filled with kerosene, flash light and enough dry cells and keep them handy.
Promptly demolish condemned buildings.
Those who have radio sets should ensure that the radio is fully serviceable. In the case of transistors an extra set of batteries should be kept handy.
Keep your radio on and listen to latest weather warnings and advisories from the nearest AIR station. Pass the information to others.
Pass only the official information you have got from the radio to others.
Get away from low lying beaches or other locations which may be swept by high tides or storm waves. Leave sufficiently early before your way to high ground gets flooded. Do not delay and run the risk of being marooned.
If your house is out of danger from high tides and flooding from the river, and it is well built, it is then probably the best place. However, please act promptly if asked to evacuate.
Be alert for high water in areas where streams of rivers may flood due to heavy rains.
Get extra food, especially things which can be eaten without cooking or with very little preparation. Store extra drinking water in suitably covered vessel.
If you are in one of the evacuation areas, move your valuable articles to upper floors to minimise flood damage
Check on everything that might blow away or be torn loose. Kerosene tins, cans, agricultural implements, garden tools, road signs and other objects become weapon of destruction in strong winds. Remove them and store them in a covered room.
Be sure that a window or door can be opened on the lee side of the house i.e. the side opposite the one facing the wind.
Make provisions for children and adults requiring special diets.
If the centre of’ ‘eye’ of the storm passes directly over your place, there will be a lull in the wind and rain, lasting for half an hour or more. During this period stay in safe place. Make emergency repairs during the lull period if necessary, but remember that strong wind will return suddenly from the opposite direction, frequently with even greater violence.
Be calm. Your ability to meet emergency will inspire and help others.
You should remain in shelters until informed by those in charge that you may return home.
Any loose and dangling wire from the lamp post should be strictly avoided.
People should keep away from disaster areas unless you are required to assist.
Anti-social elements should be prevented from doing mischief and reported to the police.
Cars, buses, lorries and carts should be driven carefully.
The houses and dwellings should be cleared of debris
The losses should be reported to the appropriate authorities.
Relatives should be promptly informed about the safety of persons in the disaster area.
Don’ts
Avoid being misled by rumours.
Don’t leave shelters until informed by the rescue personals.
Don’t leave the safer place during lull, however minor repairs can be carried out.
Don’t touch the loose and dangling wire from lamp post, it may have electric current.
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