Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead, 16,000 houses damaged PTI
Updated May 19, 2021, 11:12 am IST
Tauktae, characterised as an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday, has now weakened into a cyclonic storm
Tauktae triggered heavy rains in many parts along its way from the Saurashtra coast to North Gujarat. (Photo: File/PTI)
Ahmedabad: As many as 13 people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles, trees and damaging thousands of houses and roads, officials said on Tuesday.
In what was one of the worst cyclones faced by the state, Tauktae triggered heavy rains in many parts along its way from the Saurashtra coast to North Gujarat with as many as 46 talukas receiving over 100 mm of downpour, while 12 of them recorded 150 mm to 175 mm of rains.
The GAL Constructor barge was out of control for three days before the cyclonic storm led to its sinking, Avinash Aadke, a rescued worker said after being flown to Mumbai
Cyclone Tauktae: 22 Dead, 65 Missing From Barge P305 Off Bombay High Area; 186 Rescued
The Navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 273 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada.
Outlook Web Bureau 19 May 2021, Last Updated at 3:22 pm
Navy ships were deployed on Monday after receipt of a request for assistance for barge P305 adrift off Heera oil fields in Bombay high area with 273 personnel on board. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-19T15:20:05+05:30 Cyclone Tauktae: 22 Dead, 65 Missing From Barge P305 Off Bombay High Area; 186 Rescued outlookindia.com 2021-05-19T15:22:19+05:30
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A photo released by the Indian Navy shows stranded workers from a barge being airlifted by a Seaking helicopter during an evacuation operation in the Arabian sea. (AFP)
MUMBAI: As many as 26 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 49 are still missing, as the navy continued search and rescue operations through the night, an official said on Wednesday.
The navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada. Chances of finding more survivors are looking bleak, an official said.