Cyclone Vayu LIVE updates- Gujarat on alert, 70 trains cancelled, 28 terminated

Cyclone Vayu is very likely to cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva as a very severe cyclonic storm, today. More than 2.75 Lakh people in the state have been evacuated.

Army, Indian Air Force, Naval, Indian Coast Guard and the National Disaster Relief Fund teams are on standby for rescue and relief operations, as Cyclone Vayu, now classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm” by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is expected to make landfall on this afternoon.

After touching Gujarat coast, the cyclone is likely to move parallel to Saurashtra and Kutch, bringing rain to Amreli, Gir Somnath, Diu, Junagarh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dwarka and Kutch.

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Cyclone Vayu: Shed at the entrance of Somnath Temple damaged

The shed at the entrance of Somnath Temple, in Gir Somnath district, damaged due to strong winds. 

Sea condition off Maharashtra Coast is to be rough till 15 June

The sea condition is very likely to very rough to high along & off Maharashtra Coast and northern parts of east central Arabian Sea till 15 June. 

Wind speed of cyclone Vayu may reach upto 180 kmph

Cyclone Vayu very likely to move nearly north-northwestwards along Saurashtra coast affecting Amreli, Gir Somnath, Diu,Junagarh, Porbandar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Kutch district of Gujarat with wind speed 155-165 kmph gusting to 180 kmph likely from today afternoon, IMD reports.

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