November 5, 2019 8:26 PM

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MAHA cyclonic storm: Saurashtra, Gujarat likely to receive moderate to heavy rainfall

<span style="color: #222222;">The Very severe cyclonic storm MAHA over west-central and adjoining east-central the Arabian Sea is likely to cross Gujarat coast around Diu as a Cyclonic Storm around Thursday morning with a maximum wind speed of 70 to 80 Kilometres per hour gusting to 90 Kilometres per hour. <br />''<br />''At present, the very severe cyclonic storm lay centred at over west-central and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea about 650 km west-southwest of Porbandar, 700 kilometres west-southwest of Veraval and 760 kilometres west-southwest of Diu. It is very likely to move east-northeastwards with rapid weakening.<br />''</span><br />''The weather office has warned light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Saurashtra and Gujarat region during the next two days. <br />''<br />''Met Office has also predicted for squally wind speed reaching 40 to 50 kilometres per hour gusting to 60 kilometres per hour over the northeast Arabian Sea along and off Gujarat coast from tomorrow morning. It is likely to increase gradually becoming 70 to 80 Kilometres per hour gusting to 90 Kilometres per hour along and off Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Diu, and Amreli districts till Thursday evening.  <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">AIR Ahmedabad correspondent reports that NDRF teams have been deployed in all coastal districts to help the local district administrations in view of the cyclonic storm.</span><br />

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