Before one disappears, another erupts! #CycloneMaha in Arabian Sea to cause heavy rainfall in South India

New Delhi, October 31: When the nation is praying for disappearance of Monsoon, the second consecutive cyclone in north-eastern monsoon season has erupted in the Arabian sea. The cyclone, emerged from a deep depression in the Arabian Sea is named as ‘Maha’ (pronounced as M’maha). ‘A very severe cyclonic storm’ is likely to weaken into a ‘cyclonic storm’ in the next 12 hours and may cause heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kerala and Lakshadweep. 

As per the IMD report, cyclone Maha will go on to become a Deep Depression and a Depression by Sunday, November 3. An orange alert in sounded in four districts — Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode, which are likely to receive the most rain. There is a yellow alert in the other 10 districts of the state. Fishermen along the west coast have been advised against venturing into sea for the next 48 hours.

 

Meanwhile, Cyclone Kyarr lies 1,190 km west of Mumbai and 830 km east-northeast of Salalah in Oman. It is likely to weaken into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ this morning, and a ‘cyclonic storm’ by the evening. It will move west-southwestwards across the west-central Arabian Sea in the next four days, the IMD said.