Cyclone alert issued across Maharashtra, Gujarat coastline

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A cyclone alert has been sounded across north Maharashtra and south Gujarat, besides coastal areas by the Meteorological (Met) Department in the wake of a deep depression over the southeast and the Arabian Sea.

The bulletin said the deep depression (system) is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm.

The Met office has advised fishermen not to venture out to sea in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

It said Mumbai and Thane district will receive very heavy rains for the next twenty-four hours.

Winds reaching speeds of 55-65 kmph, gusting to 75 kmph, are likely to commence along and off the south Gujarat and Kerala coasts, besides Lakshadweep from today.

It will hit Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coasts during the next forty-eight hours.

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