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The Indian military has launched search and rescue operations at sea for people missing after the storm hit. INDIAN NAVY/AFP
Rescuers hunt missing as cyclone slams Indian coast
Thu, 20 May 2021
The death toll from a major cyclone that slammed into coronavirus-ravaged India jumped to at least 84 on May 19, as the navy searched for 65 people still missing and authorities scrambled to restore power to the worst-hit regions.
Cyclone Tauktae, which pummelled the western coast late on May 17 and left a trail of destruction, has added to the country’s woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
El ciclón Tauktae provocó al menos 91 muertes y 49 desapariciones en la India
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More than 120 hospitals with Covid-19 patients experienced power disruptions.
By Sam Panthaky
May 19, 2021 03:32 BST
At least 33 people died and more than 90 were missing on Tuesday after a monster cyclone slammed India, compounding the country s woes as it posted a new record number of coronavirus deaths in 24 hours.
The swirling system dubbed Cyclone Tauktae is the latest in what experts say is a growing number of increasingly severe storms in the Arabian Sea as climate change warms its waters.
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after the storm hit the Gujarat coast in western India on Monday evening, leaving a trail of death and destruction.
published : 19 May 2021 at 13:45
1 The deadly cyclone killed at least 30 people, damaged property and disrupted power supply along India s western coast.
MAHUVA, India: Eighty-nine people remained missing in India and hundreds of thousands were without power on Wednesday in the wake of a major cyclone, adding to the country s woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
Slamming the western coast late Tuesday, Cyclone Tauktae was the latest in what experts say is a growing number of ever-bigger storms in the Arabian Sea because of climate change warming its waters.
The defence ministry said Wednesday that Navy ships had rescued more than 600 people after waves up to eight metres high hammered offshore oil installations.