Tropical Cyclone Phyan makes landfall
Tropical Cyclone Phyan came ashore south of Mumbai last night after intensifying. An Orange alert was issued for the area which is one level below a Red Alert issued for the most severe cyclones. The storm was heading to the north and north northeast and seems to have suddenly taken a turn to the east, impacting the western Indian coast.
Tropical Cyclone Phyan Hits India’s Western Coast Near Mumbai (Bloomberg)
Video: Cyclone Phyan intensifies; Mumbai on alert (NDTV)
Tropical Cyclone Phyan Hits India’s Western Coast Near Mumbai (Bloomberg)
Tropical Cyclone Phyan hit India’s western coast near the commercial capital, Mumbai, prompting evacuations and storm warnings.Earlier reports indicated that the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Goa will be affected by the storm. Based on the windspeed, the primary concerns will be flooding and flash flooding due to heavy rain.
Phyan crossed the coast between Mumbai and Alibag, to the south of the city, between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. local time and was forecast to track north-northeastward, the India Meteorological Department said on its Web site.
The system was likely to weaken from a deep depression to a depression during the night, after heavy rain and winds gusting to 70 kilometers (44 miles) per hour batter the coast of northern Maharashtra and southern Gujarat states, the department said in an advisory that was timed at 7 p.m. and posted at about 8:30 p.m.
Residents of slums in low-lying areas of Mumbai were told to evacuate, Mahesh Narvekar, the head of disaster management at Municipal Corp. of Greater Mumbai, aid by phone. An alert for strong winds and rain was issued for all 24 wards of the city, which has a population of 18 million.
Video: Cyclone Phyan intensifies; Mumbai on alert (NDTV)
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