Tropical Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ likely to intensify into ‘very severe cyclonic storm’

KARACHI: A Depression on Saturday morning developed into a cyclonic storm named ‘Tauktae’ in Southeast Arabian Sea will be expected to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ according to a weather report.

According to weather reports the cyclone, which is currently centred over Lakshadweep in India, could have wind speed of 150 to 160 kmph by Monday (May 17).

Heavy rain lashed Indian state of Kerala as the country’s met office issued red alert in five districts of the region.

Cyclone Tauktae, is expected to make a landfall at the western coast of India.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PDM) on Friday located a Depression lay centered around latitude 11.0N and longitude 72.3E, at a distance of about 1640 km southeast of Karachi in the Arabian Sea with a caution that the system is likely to intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm during next 18-24 hours and move in north-northwest direction.

PMD’s tropical Cyclone Warning Centre, Karachi in a statement said that presently, none of Pakistan coastal area is under any threat. However, Fishermen of Sindh’s coastal area were advised to remain alert and avoid going into deep sea.

After the cyclone alert, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in a statement alarmed all the relevant deputy commissioners to take precautionary measures and to educate people of the coastal belt.

Cyclone Tauktae, is the first-named tropical cyclone of the year in the region.

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