Cyclone Vayu now seen recurving and hitting the Kutch coast

Cyclone Vayu, which was to make landfall on the Gujarat coast on Thursday but changed course on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, is likely to recurve and hit the Kutch coast of Gujarat, said an official of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, as per a report.

Mr M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, has been quoted as saying that Vayu is likely to recurve on June 16 and hit Kutch between June 17-18. Though the intensity of the cyclone is likely to get reduced and it may hit the coast as a cyclonic storm or a deep depression, the Gujarat government has been alerted about the possible recurvature of the storm, he said.

Last week, Vayu had skirted the Gujarat coast affecting Gir, Somnath, Diu, Junagarh and Porbandar, the report added.