These include 3,896 people from the Ratnagiri district, 144 people from the Sindhudurg district, and 8,380 people from the Raigad district.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray reviewed the situation in Mumbai, Thane, and neighbouring areas and instructed authorities to ensure that the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the region is not affected due to the cyclonic storm, the statement said.
A red alert has been issued for Raigad district, and an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, the statement said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Tauktae, which has now intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”, is likely to reach the Gujarat coast by Monday evening and cross the state coast between 8 pm and 11 pm.
Meanwhile, gusty winds and rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas overnight and on Monday morning as the cyclonic storm was heading towards Gujarat.
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