Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc throughout Mumbai on Monday. The winds have been scary and the native BMC had suggested the folks to remain indoors. The lashing winds didn’t even spare the Wankhede Stadium on Monday the place a 16-feet lengthy sightscreen fell down because it couldn’t stand up to the pressure of the winds.
A supply in the Mumbai Cricket Association instructed TOI that it was not the primary event that such a factor had occurred. The supply stated {that a} comparable incident had occurred in the course of the 2011 World Cup as effectively.
“The sightscreen towards the famous North Stand at Wankhede Stadium fell, as a result of the gusts of wind today. It had last fallen during the 2011 World Cup too. It’s not a big deal, we will use ropes and all to erect it again,” a supply in MCA instructed TOI.
The sight display under the press field (North Stand) at the Wankhede Stadium is totally damanged by the robust winds. #CycloneTauktae pic.twitter.com/GBMtdnSHzP
— Harit Joshi (@Haritjoshi) May 17, 2021
The similar stadium hosted quite a lot of now-suspended Indian Premier League video games and in accordance with the grapevine, have been contemplating internet hosting just a few extra matches after gamers examined constructive for Covid in Delhi and Ahmedabad.
Earlier on Monday (May 17), IPL franchise Mumbai Indians took to Instagram to share a video of heavy rain and powerful winds in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the cyclone hit the coast between Diu and Una round 9 pm on Monday and ended round midnight, the IMD stated.
“The entire eye of the cyclone has now crossed the coast and lies over land. The rear sector of the eye is now entering the land,” the IMD stated in a tweet after midnight.
