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Hopes fade for 38 missing after barge sinks in India storm

Hopes are fading for 38 people still missing since the cyclone hit on Monday. Navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said five ships, a surveillance aircraft and three helicopters were involved in the search. He said most of 188 survivors and the 37 bodies had arrived in Mumbai. Indrajeet Singh, a survivor, recalled that everyone on the big barge rushed to the deck sensing danger. He said water gushed into the barge and it started tilting. I had no other option except jumping into the sea to save my life, he said. The survivors bobbed up and down in life jackets for up to eight hours before they were picked up by the rescuers, he said.

Indian Navy Recovers 22 Bodies From Barge That Sank in Storm

Indian Navy Recovers 22 Bodies From Barge That Sank in Storm By Ashok Sharma | May 20, 2021 The search is continuing for 55 more missing people, navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said. He said the three ships and helicopters involved in the search had rescued 184 people in rough seas with waves of up to seven meters (25 feet). Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades, packed sustained winds of up to 210 kilometers (130 miles) per hour when it came ashore in Gujarat state late Monday. The storm left more than 50 dead in Gujarat and Maharashtra states. The weather has since improved and the search operation for the missing people has been intensified, navy Cdr. Alok Anand said.

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