Watch: Scenes from the impact of Cyclone Vayu in Gujarat, Diu
As many as 40 trains have been cancelled and 28 terminated early in the areas likely to be affected.
At Diu live 7.40pm 12 June
— Indrasingh Solanki (@IndarsinghSola9) June 12, 2019
Be careful #Vayu #Diu #VayuCycloneGujarat #todaynews pic.twitter.com/An5vZwYKFX
Although Cylcone Vayu is not expected to make landfall on Gujarat coast anymore, its impact on parts of the state has been visible over the last two days. Vayu has now transformed into a “very severe cyclonic storm”.
Enjoying this beauty of nature at Porbandar. Massive and its increasing every minute. Vayu will make landfall at midnight between Veraval and Dwarka. pic.twitter.com/eFBEa4ky67
— Manoj jogiya (@ManojJogiya) June 12, 2019
Impact of "VAYU" Cyclone in Gujarat. #CycloneVayu #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/Pqsexvorlw
— snehanshu shekhar (@snehanshus) June 12, 2019
The weather department’s Thursday morning bulletin said that Vayu “moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 11 kmph”. Vayu will still skirt the coastal areas of Gujarat, intensifying the rainfall and storms.
Vayu Cyclone enters Somnath pic.twitter.com/cVfZVYTNme
— EL profesor (@sacredutd) June 12, 2019
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force, Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force and the Border Security Force are all on high alert, should the situation worsen.
Coast Guard Disaster Relief and Rescue team at Porbandar this morning #VayuCyclone #VayuCycloneGujarat #vayu #Vayucyclone2019 #VayuinGujarat #VayuGujarat pic.twitter.com/yXRLSfeKgM
— DINESH SHARMA (@dinujournalist) June 13, 2019
On June 12, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that Gujarat administration has evacuated three lakh people from the low-lying areas of the state in anticipation of the cyclone.
