Due to the depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and neighborhood, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Kerala and Lakshadweep areas from November 30 to December 4. Heavy (7- 11 cm in 24 hours) rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala on December 1, according to a MeT press release here on Monday. Fishermen are advised not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal from November 30 to December 1 southwest Bay of Bengal and along and off east Sri Lanka coast from December 1 to 3.
Heavy (7- 11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (12-20 cm in 24 hours) rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala on December 2. Heavy (7- 11 cm in 24 hours) to very heavy (12-20 cm in 24 hours) rainfall with extremely heavy ( 20 cm in 24 hours) rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala on December 3.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has requested the Navy, Coast Guard and India Air Force to prepare ships and helicopters for rescue operations as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into Cyclone Burevi.
The cyclone is expected to reach Sri Lankan coast by Wednesday afternoon and hit Kanyakumari by Thursday. Seven teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been sought by the state administration for the rescue and relief operation.
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