Navy rescuers retrieved 22 bodies from the sea Wednesday and searched for 65 people still missing after a major cyclone slammed India, adding to the country's woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
Navy helicopters scoured the sea Thursday for 89 people missing after a major cyclone slammed India, adding to the countrys woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths
Mahuva: The death toll from a major cyclone that slammed into India jumped to at least 84 on Wednesday, 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 Monday and left a trail of destruction, has added to the country’s woes as it suffered a record number of COVID-19 deaths.
The cyclonic storm 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 (26 feet) high hammered offshore oil installations.
India cyclone death toll jumps as navy searches for dozens missing
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MAHUVA, India, May 19, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The number of fatalities from a major cyclone that slammed into India jumped to at least 91 on Wednesday as the navy searched for 49 people still missing, adding to the country’s woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
Cyclone Tauktae, which pummelled the western coast late Monday and left a trail of destruction, 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 (26 feet) high hammered offshore oil installations.
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