Cyclone Tauktae: Over 12,000 residents shifted from coastal Maha districts

Tehsils such as Mandangad, Dapoli, Rajapur in Sidhudurg and Ratnagiri have been badly hit over the past two days. The district administration has received complaints of damage, falling of trees, electricity and internet disruption due to the weather

With Tauktae turning into an extremely severe cyclonic storm,district administrations of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Raigad, coastal districts of Maharashtra, have shifted 12,420 residents to safer places. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has convened a review meeting of State Disaster Management Authority as well in the afternoon.

A two-wheeler was damaged when a tree fell on it due to the strong winds, in Thane on Monday, May 17. (Praful Gangurde/ HT photo)

Tehsils such as Mandangad, Dapoli, Rajapur in Sidhudurg and Ratnagiri have been badly hit over the past two days. The district administration has received complaints of damage, falling of trees, electricity and internet disruption due to the weather. However, there is no report of any fatality due to cyclone, said the disaster management cell of the state government. Curfew has been imposed in many tehsils in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri to avoid any fatalities and damage.

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Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar took a review of the situation in the coastal districts and spoke to the district collectors and municipal commissioners from the disaster management cell at the Mantralaya. “Pawar has been in touch with the officials from the coastal districts including Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, where orange and red alerts have been issued,” a statement issued by Pawar’s office said.