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.
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said
The search is continuing for 55 more missing people, navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said on Wednesday.
He said the three ships and helicopters involved in the search had rescued 184 people in rough seas with waves of up to seven metres (25 feet).
Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades, packed sustained winds of up to 210km (130 miles) per hour when it came ashore in Gujarat state late on Monday. The storm left more than 50 dead in Gujarat and Maharashtra states.
Members of the Indian navy transport a person to an ambulance after a rescue from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea [Indian Navy/Handout via Reuters]The weather has since improved and the search operation for the missing people has been intensified, navy commander Alok Anand said.