Cyclone Vayu changes course overnight, to skip Gujarat
Ahmedabad : In a major relief to people living on the coastal areas in and around Gujarat, Cyclone Vayu has changed its course overnight and now it will skip the state.
However, shower and speedy winds will be observed in the area.
“The threat of surge in wind, dust storm and rainfall stays very much. The centre of the storm — known as the eye — has slightly moved away from the Gujarat coast, but its diameter is well over 900 km,” the IMD official added.
Gujarat: Six teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are on alert in Porbandar; #visuals of an NDRF team (of 30 members) standby at Chowpatty beach. As per latest update of IMD, #CycloneVayu won't hit Gujarat, but will have effect on coastal districts pic.twitter.com/Ux1x3u1XNO
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2019
Taking cue from it, Mumbai Police have also issued a safety advisory to the people living near the coast.
"In view of #CycloneVayu heading towards Gujarat coast, Mumbai is likely to experience very windy conditions from afternoon. Citizens shud not venture into sea & should keep safe distance from shore-line. Parking under weak/old trees be avoided. Take care Mumbai @DisasterMgmtBMC," CP Mumbai Police twitter handle read.
In view of #CycloneVayu heading towards Gujarat coast, Mumbai is likely to experience very windy conditions from afternoon.
— CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) June 12, 2019
Citizens shud not venture into sea & should keep safe distance from shore-line. Parking under weak/old trees be avoided. Take care Mumbai @DisasterMgmtBMC
