The storm makes landfall near the coastal town of Alibag, around 100 kilometers south of Mumbai.
CYCLONE NISARGA. Commuters drive along Marine Drive as rain falls in Mumbai on June 3, 2020, as Cyclone Nisarga barrels towards India's western coast. Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFPon Wednesday, June 3, as the first severe storm to threaten India's financial capital in more than 70 years left it largely unscathed after ripping roofs off buildings in nearby coastal towns.
It then crossed Maharashtra's coast, with its path veering to the east of Mumbai and gradually weakened by Wednesday evening, they added. The beach town of Alibag fared worse, with the cyclone tearing roofs off homes and overturning mobile food stalls. The coastal town is a favored haunt of Bollywood stars and industrialists, who own holiday homes there.
"Refrain from venturing out to coast-beaches, promenade, parks and other similar places along the coastline," the police tweeted early Wednesday. Even as the city's residents breathed a sigh of relief, forecasters warned the storm could still carry a sting in its tail until it eased.
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