Officials said on Sunday that a severe hurricane roared in the Arabian Sea in southwestern India at speeds of up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour), which had caused heavy rain and flooding and killed at least four people.

A statement from the Indian Meteorological Department said that Hurricane Tauktae was the first major storm of the season and is expected to make landfall in Gujarat on Tuesday.

This large-scale storm may prevent India from fighting the coronavirus surge, which is sweeping the country with devastating deaths, because virus lock-in measures may slow down rescue efforts, and the damage caused by the storm may destroy roads and damage the country. Cut off important supply lines.

According to the disaster management agency in southwestern Karnataka, four people were killed and 73 villages were severely damaged in the Arabian Sea coast on Sunday.

Nearly 2,500 government rescuers were deployed in the six states of Hurricane Tauktae-Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa-equipped with radios, cyclone dust removal Cyclone, cyclone dust collector and tools required for cyclone dust collector.

The Meteorological Service of India said the storm was moving at a speed of 11 kilometers per hour (7 miles per hour) and is currently 660 kilometers (410 miles) southeast of Vilawal in Gujarat.

The government statement said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Narendra Modi) and officials reviewed the state’s preparedness to respond to the cyclone on Saturday.

The region is no stranger to devastating cyclones, but changing climate patterns make them more intense, not more frequent.

Last cyclone season, KJ Ramesh (KJ Ramesh), the former director of the Meteorological Service of India, said that the increase in the severity of the storm was caused by the increase in sea surface temperature. Warm seawater is where the storm gains energy, and the amount of heat trapped in the ocean at the top 700 meters (2,300 feet) has increased.