Up-to-Date Coverage: Cyclone ‘Tej’ Approaching Oman’s Coast – Get the Latest Updates and Safety Measures

2023-10-21 01:48:31

Muscat: The Oman Meteorological Center has said that the tropical depression formed in the Arabian Sea will turn into a cyclone. The cyclone will be known by the name ‘Tej’ suggested by India. The tropical depression continues to move west-northwestward towards the coast of Oman’s Dhofar Governorate and Yemen. The center of the tropical depression is 1,050 km off the coast of Oman. In the next 24 hours, it will intensify into a tropical depression and in the next 48 hours, it will develop into a Category 1 Cyclone.

According to the warning, it is likely to pass between Dhofar Governorate and Al Mahra Governorate in Yemen between midnight on Monday and Tuesday morning. Its direct impact is expected to begin on Sunday in Dhofar and Al Wusta governorates. According to the warning of Civil Aviation, there may be rainfall of 50 to 200 mm in various places. Plaintiffs will flood in. Wind speed will be 50 to 75 km per hour. The sea will be rough. The waves can reach up to four to seven meters.

Wind speed will be between 68 and 125 kmph on Monday. 200 to 600 mm of rain may be received. Plaintiffs will overflow. In the CAA warning, the waves may rise up to four to seven meters on the shores of the Arabian Sea. Five years ago on October 13, 2018, Cyclone Luban wreaked havoc west of Salalah and Yemen.

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