The cyclone 'Mekunu' on Tuesday hit coastal districts of Karnataka. Mangalore and Udupi were the worst-hit areas in the state so far. Schools, colleges and other educational institutions, markets were closed following the devastation.

 

The region also witnessed heavy rainfall which uprooted many trees and caused floods.

 

The Indian Metereological Department had earlier predicted a heavy rainfall.Skymet weather has predicted that cyclone might make an onset in Kerala in a day or two.Earlier, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning regarding cyclone 'Mekunu' for Maharashtra-Goa coast. It had said that the Mekunu is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours and into a severe one in subsequent 24 hours.l