Cyclone Tauktae update: IMD predicts heavy rains warning in parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat; 9 Kerala districts on alert

Cyclone Tauktae which has formed over the Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep, will concentrate over the same region by Saturday morning and further intensify into a cyclonic storm on Sunday, triggering heavy rains in southern parts of the country.

A low pressure area or a cyclonic disturbance has formed over Lakshadweep and the Arabian Sea which will gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm by Sunday (May 16). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain warning in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat in view of the rapid intensification of Cyclone Tauktae. Kerala | Rain lashes Kottayam as 'heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places' in the state: India Meteorological Department pic.twitter.com/Mqmq5gal4u — ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2021 Cyclone Tauktae which has formed over the Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep, will concentrate over the same region by Saturday morning and further intensify into a cyclonic storm on Sunday, triggering heavy rains in southern parts of the country.