17 May,2021 12:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kartik Aaryan, Navya Naveli Nanda (Photo/mid-day archives)
Cyclone Tauktae, which has now intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm", has already begun to show its impact in Mumbai. Gusty winds and rains lashed the city and its neighbouring areas from Sunday night, as the cyclonic storm is heading towards the Gujarat coast. Amid the cyclonic winds and rain in Mumbai, many Bollywood celebrities have appealed to all their fans to stay indoors.
Live Updates: Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai
On Sunday, Amitabh Bachchan wrote a long post on his blog, warning against the effects of cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai. "Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea intensifies along the Western Coasts of India .. from the South moving up .. the effects of its arrival have begun here in Mumbai with rain as I write .. the preparations for the monsoon rain sheds had just begun so the vulnerability of leaks, is there and the dealing with rain leakages about is a concern .. we try to make some makeshift arrangements .. but they are weak and not entirely protective. The severity of the monsoons as you all know is massive and all buildings and locations become most vulnerable during those 3-4 months of its presence. The JVPD Scheme is a low lying area and flooding is most imminent .. so."
Informing about how the cyclone has been named, the veteran actor further wrote: "The word 'tauktae' .. the naming of storms cyclones typhoons et all are taken up and suggested by the countries in the region and this name has been given by Myanmar, erstwhile Burma, which is the name of a vocal lizard."
Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda, daughter of Shweta Bachchan Nanda, shared a post on Instagram stories urging all to stay safe and stay at home.
Sanjay Kapoor and Maheep Kapoor's daughter Shanaya Kapoor too shared the same post, that Nanda posted.
Karisma Kapoor posted a photo of an uprooted tree that has fallen on a car in the city due to the cyclone. "Please stay indoors everyone," wrote the actress on Instagram story.
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Kartik Aaryan too shared a post on his social media page. Have a look:
Shruti Seth posted a video on Twitter, shot from her window.
Diana Penty too tweeted:
Sonu Sood reached out to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Twitter, seeking help to save the lives of people who were stuck in the middle of the Arabian sea due to the cyclone.
As reported by IANS, cyclone Tauktae is very likely to reach Gujarat coast on Monday evening and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during early hours on Tuesday as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained surface wind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph.
