Cyclone Tauktae: At least six die in Maharashtra as storm lashes coastal areas
Wind speeds reached 114 kilometres per hour in Mumbai, the highest ever for any recent records. 5 hours ago Strong sea waves near the Gateway of India as cyclone Tauktae approaches the coast of Mumbai, Monday, May 17, 2021. | Shashank Parade/PTI
The Hindu. In Raigad and Thane districts, three and two people lost their lives, respectively.
The Maharashtra government has evacuated over 12,420 people from the coastal districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigad to safer places.
The landfall process of Tauktae, which has now intensified into an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”, started around 8.30 pm on Monday and will continue for two hours, the India Meteorological Department said.
Mumbai reported 1,240 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day count since March 9, and 48 more deaths on Monday, the city civic body said. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) s updated data, with the addition of 1,240 cases, the tally of coronavirus infection rose to 6,89,936, while the death toll increased to 14,308. The financial capital has reported around 300 fewer cases and 12 less fatalities as compared to Sunday, when the city had witnessed 1,544 new cases and 60 deaths. This was also the fifth day in a row that Mumbai recorded less than 2,000 cases. The city witnessed a decline in the daily coronavirus tests as only 17,640 Covid-19 samples, the lowest so far this month, were examined in the last 24 hours, taking the number of tests done till now to 59,16,245.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday said that the COVID-19 vaccination, which was halted for three days in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, would resume from Tuesday at the centres unaffected