Maharashtra’s western coastline has been impacted by a cyclone named Nisarga on the afternoon of June 3, 2020. The cyclone impacted on the beaches of Alibaug in Maharashtra and scenes were frightening as strong winds blew with heavy rains.

The government of the state issued an order allowing no one to come out in public places like beaches, parks, and promenades along the Mumbai coastline in places like Alibaug, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Palghar, and Dahanu.

No arrivals and departures are allowed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport till 7 pm. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have been put on high alert. In Maharashtra, more than 40,000 people have been moved to safety as per PTI reports.

Ranveer Singh moved by Ravi Shastri's throwback picture with motivating words

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were deployed in places where the cyclone is predicted to impact and Alibag reported wind speed of 93 km per hour this afternoon. The tropical storm - likely to weaken into a cyclone in the next six hours - crossed the coast with wind speeds of 100-110 km per hour.

Indian cricket coach Ravi Shastri shared a video showing heavy rains and strong gusts of wind wreaking havoc in Alibaug with the caption saying,” Never experienced anything like this. In the eye of the storm #CycloneNisarga Wind speed close to 100 km/hr. Ferocious #CycloneUpdate #Alibaug #Mumbai #NisargaCyclone”