Cyclone Ockhi LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi Asks BJP Workers to Help People as Storm Approaches Gujarat
Cyclone Ockhi LIVE Updates: Storm 390 km from Surat, South Gujarat Braces for Midnight Landfall
After leaving a trail of destruction on the southern coast, Cyclone Ockhi is expected to make landfall in coastal Gujarat today with squally winds and heavy rainfall. Maharashtra, too, is on a state of high alert to deal with the side-effects of the stormy weather. A precautionary holiday has been announced for all schools in the coastal Maharashtra districts of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, in view of the predictions for the cyclone.
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Time-lapse video of cyclone Ockhi
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Ockhi Pours Cold Water on Gujarat poll campaign##
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IFFK cancelled##
The Kerala government has cancelled the inaugural ceremony of the upcoming International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in the wake of cyclone Ockhi affecting many districts in the state, reports PTI.
The IFFK, which attracts a large number of cinema aficionados and film personalities from across the country, is scheduled to begin Thiruvananthapuram on December 8.
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The IMD has said that the Cyclone Ockhi is 230 km South-Southwest of Mumbai and is likely to continue moving North-Northeast. The storm will weaken gradually and cross the South Gujarat, North Maharashtra coast. Mumbai city or its suburbs will not be affected.