After being battered by Cyclone Taukate on the west coast last week, India is again bracing for a powerful Cyclone that is expected to make landfall on 26 May. The.
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Indian Navy recovers 37 bodies from barge sank by storm 2 minutes read
New Delhi, May 20 (EFE).- The Indian Navy on Thursday continued its desperate search operation for any possible survivors after recovering 37 bodies from a barge that sank off Mumbai with 273 people aboard earlier this week.
The searchers aided with naval ships and surveillance helicopters have so far rescued 188 people while the hunt for the missing 48 continues in the waters off the coast, a navy spokesperson said.
“Indian Navy ships and aircraft continue to search for the missing crew members,” the spokesperson tweeted, adding that the coast guard had also joined the efforts.
At least 22 dead after cyclone sinks barge in India 2 minutes read
New Delhi, May 19 (EFE).- At least 22 people have lost their lives after a barge sank off Mumbai, officials said Wednesday, as a powerful cyclone swept through the western coast of India earlier this week.
The barge carried 273 people on board when it sank due to the storm formed on the Arabian Sea.
An Indian navy spokesperson tweeted that searchers had until Wednesday afternoon recovered 22 bodies and rescued 188 survivors from the sunken barge.
The search for 63 people missing continued, the spokesperson said.
The cyclone, Tauktae, left a trail of death and destruction as it rammed through the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, whose capital of Mumbai.