Cyclone Ockhi, which left behind a trail of destruction in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep, is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on Tuesday night which may cause heavy rains in the state and adjoining Maharashtra. The scale of the cyclone was reduced from ‘very severe’ on Sunday to ‘severe’, the weather department said. The high winds and persistent rains hit the southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu last week and caused loss to life and property. Tempers ran high on the coast when Sitharaman arrived and the angry relatives of the missing fishermen took exception to the presence of two state ministers in the team. On Sunday, the families of the missing fishermen defied the warning of the met office and government and ventured into to look for them.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 07:51 UTC