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Cyclone Burevi just 40 km away from Mannar, IMD issues red alert for 4 districts of Kerala

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Dec 03, 2020 11:05 AM IST

In total, 26 relief teams have been deployed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and one team is in reserve in Puducherry, the NDRF said. Nearly 700 people from 175 families have been shifted to relief camps.

Cyclonic Storm Burevi is very close to the Tamil Nadu coast. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin on Thursday morning, Burevi is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into Gulf of Mannar near Mannar coast during next three hours.

Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force personnel prepare themselves ahead of Cyclone Burevi, in Kanyakumari on Wednesday.(PTI Photo)
Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force personnel prepare themselves ahead of Cyclone Burevi, in Kanyakumari on Wednesday.(PTI Photo)

“Cyclonic Storm Burevi lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of 03rd December over Sri Lanka near Lat. 9.0°N and Long. 80.3°E, about 40 km east of Mannar, 120 km east-southeast of Pamban (India) and 320 km east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (India),” the IMD bulletin at 8:30 am said.

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“The Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph would be centered very close to Pamban around noon of 3rd December,” it further added.

It is likely to cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Kanyakumari in the night and early Friday morning.

As many as eight teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and personnel of the Air Force and the Navy have been deployed for rescue and relief operations ahead of the landfall of the cyclone, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.

In total, 26 relief teams have been deployed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and one team is in reserve in Puducherry, the NDRF said.

Nearly 700 people from 175 families have been shifted to relief camps, while 2,489 other camps have been identified.

The IMD has issued a red alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts for December 3, in view of cyclone Burevi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Wednesday and discussed the situation prevailing in parts of the states due to the incoming cyclone while pledging all possible support from the Centre.

“We discussed the conditions prevailing in parts of the state due to Cyclone Burevi. Centre will provide all possible support to TN. I pray for the well-being and safety of those living in the areas affected,” PM Modi tweeted.

Cyclone Burevi, named by the Maldives, will not be as strong as Cyclone Nivar which lashed the northern coast of Tamil Nadu last week, said weather department officials. They said the storm is expected to have a speed of 80-90 km/hour unlike Nivar which had a speed of 110-130 km/hour.

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