Cyclone Mekunu hits coastal Karnataka, Mangalore and Udupi

Cyclone Mekunu that caused havoc in Oman and Yemen all through last week entered India on Tuesday with the coastal districts of Karnataka – Mangalore and Udupi – among the first to bear the brunt of the sudden climate change. Schools, colleges and markets, were shut following the disruptions caused by the Cyclone. The regions witnessed heavy rainfall with uprooted trees as private weather forecaster Skymet predicted that the cyclone might make an onset in Kerala in a day or two. Earlier, the Indian Meteorological Department issued a warning regarding cyclone ‘Mekunu’ for Maharashtra-Goa coast.