Cyclone Tauktae makes landfall

The extremely severe cyclone 'Tauktae' made its landfall a little after 8 pm on Monday. The outermost wall of the cyclone was passing over Saurashtra. The process will continue during the next four hours, the officials of the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum wind speed is likely to be between 155 and 165 kms/hr gusting to 175 km/hr as it crosses between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district. Before heading towards the Gujarat coast, the cyclonic storm caused gusty winds and heavy showers across Mumbai city and its neighbouring areas. A total of six persons were killed in Maharashtra's Konkan region in separate incidents.