"cyclone-tauktae"

Tauktae, gathering momentum, is right now around 350 kilometres away from the state.

Till now, one flight of private airline SpiceJet was diverted from Mumbai and further details are awaited.

Kerala is also likely to experience light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on May 16

Power supply in majority areas of Goa was disrupted as several electric poles got uprooted due to the high speed winds, State Power Minister Nilesh Cabral

The cyclone is likely to impact areas including the coast of Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Goa and Maharashtra

The IMD had also predicted that the cyclone would hit the Gujarat coast by May 18 morning

Water levels are likely to reach 'danger' and highest flood levels, the CWC said

A pressure area had formed over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area on Thursday.

The cyclone is likely to impact areas including the coast of Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Goa, and Maharashtra.