Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai Indians Urge People To Stay Indoors Amidst Heavy Rainfall, High-Speed Winds
Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai Indians urged fans to stay indoors as the city experienced strong winds of up to 100 km per hour and heavy rainfall on Monday.
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Mumbai and neighbouring areas experienced strong winds, heavy rainfall
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IPL side Mumbai Indians urged the residents to "stay indoors, stay safe"
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Mumbai experienced extreme rainfall and winds up to 100 km per hour
India's financial capital Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday experienced high-speed winds and heavy rainfall, as Cyclone Tauktae continued to ravage several coastal states along the Arabian Sea. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians posted a video on Twitter urging the residents to "stay indoors, stay safe". The visuals from two of the most iconic buildings of the city -- Gateway of India and the Taj Hotel -- shows high waves crashing into the stone culverts and strong wind blowing through the trees.
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 17, 2021
Stay indoors. Stay safe, Paltan!
: @ompsyram#CycloneTauktae pic.twitter.com/JFPqyrMbXG
The sheer intensity of the wind shocked many, including cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, who took to Twitter and wrote that he had never experienced such winds in the city.
"Have seen a lot of rain in Mumbai over the years but hardly ever winds like these that are accompanying the rain. Scary. #MumbaiRains." Bhogle tweeted.
Have seen a lot of rain in Mumbai over the years but hardly ever winds like these that are accompanying the rain . Scary. #MumbaiRains
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 17, 2021
Comparing the Tauktae cyclone to last year's Nisagra, India head coach Ravi Shastri said it made it look like a "Mickey Mouse".
"Cyclone is a Cyclone. Absolutely devastating. What one saw today made Nisagra of last year look like Mickey Mouse. This was a serious nasty piece of work and still in progress. Fingers cross. It doesn't cause even more serious damage in landfall. God bless #CycloneTaukte," Shastri tweeted.
Cyclone is a Cyclone. Absolutely devastating. What one saw today made Nisagra of last year look like Mickey Mouse. This was a serious nasty piece of work and still in progress. Fingers cross. It doesn't cause even more serious damage in landfall. God bless #CycloneTaukte
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 17, 2021
With the city experiencing extreme rainfall and winds up to 100 km per hour, temporary shelters have been set up across the city. The international airport has been shut till 4 pm and the movement on the famous Bandra-Worli Sea Link has also been suspended.
Cyclone Tauktae intensified into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' early this morning and is currently 160 km south-southwest of Mumbai. The storm is "very likely" to reach the Gujarat coast this evening with gusts of up to 200 km per hour.
Around 25,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas between Porbandar and Mahuva in Gujarat's Bhavnagar. Overall, more than 1.5 lakh people have been shifted across the state.
(With agency inputs)
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