Cyclone Tauktae wreaks havoc in Mumbai, Navy on rescue to Bombay High
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Cyclone Tauktae wreaks havoc in Mumbai, Navy on rescue to Bombay High. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, May 17 : Cyclone Tauktae hit Mumbai with full fury bringing heavy rains, strong gales of over 75-85 kmph, which wreaked havoc by uprooting scores of trees, damaged some homes, and disrupted road traffic, though there were no human casualties, officials said on Monday.
In an alarming development, the Indian Navy has despatched two ships to rescue around 273 personnel of the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) who are stranded on a drifting barge near the Bombay High Fields, around 175 km off Mumbai, in the direct path of the cyclone whirling towards Gujarat in the choppy Arabian Sea.
Cyclone Tauktae: Landfall process starts; 6 dead in Maharashtra
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 10:31 PM IST
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Tropical storm Tauktae which had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lies close to the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The landfall process has started and will continue during next two hours, the IMD said.
Cyclone Tauktae wreaks havoc in Mumbai, trees uprooted
A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea.
Cyclone kills 6 in Maharashtra, airport shut, Navy on rescue to Bombay High
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Mumbai: Impact of Cyclone Tautkte can be seen in Mumbai city too. Heavy rains lashed Mumbai city as water logging happened in many low lying areas like Dadar TT, Parel hindmata, Marine Drive, Gate way of India and BMC Head Office Due to gusty winds m Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai: Impact of Cyclone Tautkte can be seen in Mumbai city too. Heavy rains lashed Mumbai city as water logging happened in many low lying areas like Dadar TT, Parel hindmata, Marine Drive, Gate way of India and BMC Head Office Due to gusty winds m Image Source: IANS News
Cyclone Tauktae: Six die in Konkan region of Maharashtra; Mumbai Airport still closed
Of the six, three persons died in Raigad district, a sailor in Sindhudurg district while two persons were killed in Navi Mumbai and Ulhasnagar after trees fell on them, in Thane district.
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A taxi car that was damaged after a tree fell on it during a heavy rain in Mumbai, India, Monday. (Photo | AP) By PTI
MUMBAI: Six persons were killed in Maharashtra s Konkan region in separate incidents related to the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae while three sailors remained missing after two boats sank in the sea, a statement and officials said on Monday.
A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea. Tropical storm Tauktae (pronounced as Tau Te) which had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lies close to the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The landfall process has started and will continue during next two hours, the IMD said. Six persons were killed in Maharashtra s Konkan region in separate incidents related to the severe cyclonic storm and three sailors remained missing after two boats sank in the sea, officials said.