"cyclone-tauktae"

Cyclone is very likely to move northeastwards and weaken gradually during next 12 hours.

The Defence PRO informed that INS Kochi and INS Kolkata were returning to Mumbai harbour with rescuees

According to BMC, it received 2,364 complaints of tree fall, 56 related to water-logging, 43 of house or wall collapse, 39 of short-circuit and two of boat accidents over the last 24 hours.

According to state government officials, three boats, which were tied at the Veraval harbour, drifted into the sea in the early hours of Tuesday.

The Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 230.3 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am

The aerial search commenced at first light with Indian Navy P8I on task.

Moderate to heavy rain with thunder and lightning occurred in many places across the city.

Tropical cyclones have caused 28.6% of mortalities in the last five decades, second only to floods responsible for maximum human deaths

A red alert has been sounded in the adjoining Raigad district and an orange alert has been declared in Mumbai.

Damages to a total of 333 houses, 644 poles, 147 transformers, 3,004.3 meters of lines, 57 km of road, 57 nets and 104 boats have been reported so far.