UPDATED: May 19, 2021 16:26 IST
Locals clear a fallen tree in Surat, Gujarat, after cyclone Tauktae made a landfall in the state (Source: PTI)
The death toll due to Cyclone Tauktae climbed to 45 in Gujarat on Wednesday. Fifteen deaths were reported from Amreli district in Saurashtra, the worst affected region in the cyclone that left behind a
Eight people each were killed in Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath coastal districts. Five were killed in Ahmedabad, two in Kheda, and one each in Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Valsad, Rajkot, Navsari and Panchmahal districts.
The maximum deaths, 24, were due to wall collapses during the cyclone, PTI reported. Six died after trees fell on them, five each because of house collapse and electrocution, four due to roof collapse and one died due to a tower collapse, an official said.
Cyclone Tauktae: 93 crew members of sunken ONGC barge still missing off Maharashtra coast, massive search operation on
A total of 638 people who were aboard ships near Maharashtra and Gujarat had either been rescued or their vessel had been secured by Tuesday evening. Three personnel rescued by Sea King helicopter from Barge P305 being taken for medical attention at INS Shikra. (Photo: IANS)
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Updated: May 19, 2021, 08:44 AM IST
Even as Cyclone Tauktae is weakening, as many as 93 crew members of an ONGC barge – Barge Papaa (P-305) - are still marooned in the Arabian Sea after the vessel sank 35 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast. Five ships of the Indian Navy, several Naval helicopters and the Indian Coast Guard were pressed into service to trace and rescue the crew members. At least 177 members of the 273 personnel on board were rescued in a massive search operation by the Navy. Navy ships Beas, Betwa and Teg joined INS Kochi and Kolkata as
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Cyclone Tauktae: 22 dead, 65 still missing from barge that sank amid storm; Navy rescues 186 As many as 45 people have died so far due to the cyclone across 12 districts of Gujarat. Updated 14 minutes ago Indian Navy personnel help an injured worker rescued from an offshore barge, which had gone adrift due to cyclone Tauktae, after being airlifted for medical attention at INS Shikra in Mumbai. | Indian Navy/AFP
The Indian Navy on Wednesday said that 14 bodies had been recovered and brought back to the Mumbai dockyard after a barge, identified as P305, sank in the Arabian Sea due to cyclone Tauktae. Of the 237 on board the vessel, at least 89 were missing as of Wednesday morning.
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The Indian Navy has rescued 60 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai.
The Indian Navy has rescued 60 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai hours before a very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.
The Navy had deployed three of its frontline warships after receiving messages to rescue 410 people on board two barges off the Mumbai coast on Monday.
The ships deployed to extend assistance to the two barges were INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Talwar. A total of 60 persons from Barge P305 were rescued till 11 pm on Monday, 42 by INS Kochi and 18 by offshore support vessel Energy Star in extremely challenging sea conditions, a Navy spokesperson said.