Cyclone Asna: Heavy Rainfall Predicted For Gujarat, Karnataka Under Red Alert

Amid ongoing heavy rains and severe flooding in Gujarat, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for coastal Karnataka due to Cyclone Asna. As Gujarat is expected to experience heavy rainfall today.

Cyclone Asna, which is intensifying over Gujarat’s Saurashtra-Kutch region, represents an unusual occurrence for this time of year. This cyclone is forecasted to move into the Arabian Sea and proceed towards Oman.

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Over the past six hours, the deep depression over the Kachchh coast, parts of Pakistan, and the northeast Arabian Sea has been advancing westward at 6 kilometers per hour.

According to the IMD, Cyclone Asna was located around 11:30 AM, which is approximately 190 kilometers west-northwest of Gujarat’s Bhuj

Cyclone Asna is the first cyclonic storm to develop in the Arabian Sea in August since 1976. It is currently moving west-northwest, away from the Indian coast.

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