Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall near Maharashtra’s Raigad district

Cyclone ‘Nisarga’ made landfall near Maharashtra’s Raigad district at around 12.30 pm Wednesday. The storm lies 40 km south of Alibagh, 95 km south of Mumbai and 325 km south of Surat (Gujarat). (Express Photo by Srinath Rao)

The severe cyclonic storm is moving at 20 kmph with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. The IMD said the storm will move north-eastwards and cross the coast close to the south of Alibag during the next three hours. (Express Photo by Neeraj Tiwari)

Flight operations have been suspended at Mumbai airport between 2:30 pm and 7 pm after a cargo aircraft belonging to FedEx overshot the main runway of the Mumbai airport on its arrival from Bengaluru, Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said in a statement. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

People getting evacuated from Darukhana in Mumbai as Cyclone Nisarga sets in. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from along the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, two of the worst-hit states by the coronavirus pandemic. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)

In Mumbai's Darukhana, people put their footwear to mark their spots in the queue awaiting food distribution which has been delayed due to the cyclone. Trees have been uprooted in multiple areas in Alibaug. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)

Officials clear fallen trees in Alibagh, Raigad district. (Photo by NDRF)

A tree uprooted due to high-speed winds at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai. (Express Photo)

Heavy rains are likely in coastal areas of Maharashtra, including Raigad, Mumbai and Palghar districts. Strong winds are also being reported as Cyclone Nisarga moves closer.(Express Photo)

About 15,000 people in Raigad have been evacuated and moved to safer places. Raigad guardian minister and Minister of State Tourism Aditi Tatkare said people living near the sea in talukas including Shrivardhan, Murud and Alibag have been asked to vacate their homes and move in either with a relative or into a transit shelter set up in Zilla Parishad schools. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)

Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar and Nashik districts of Maharashtra are on red alert, with the Met department forecasting the “possibility of extremely heavy rain at isolated places”. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Mumbai has received moderate rainfall of 20 mm to 40 mm, while there was light rainfall in other parts of the megapolis during the past 12 hours. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

NDRF Teams were deployed to patrol at Girgaon Chowpatty in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The view outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Fishermen tow their boats in Mumbai on Tuesday, following the red alert issued by the IMD for extremely heavy rainfall. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Fishermen from Badhwar Park removed their fishing boats on Tuesday ahead of weather warnings for cyclone Nisarga. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

High tides were observed on Tuesday afternoon at Tithal beach in Valsad district. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)

Clouds in Surat on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Javed Raja)