Cyclone Tauktae highlights: Cyclonic storm weakens into a deep depression over Saurashtra

At least 27 people were killed and almost 100 missing on Tuesday after the storm damaged infrastructure and agriculture, while heavy rains continued to lash some regions. Cyclone Tauktae early on Tuesday morning moved northwards clearing the Gujarat coast. The cyclonic storm has now weakened into a deep depression over Saurashtra. The Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 314 people on board two barges that were adrift amid the storm. Tauktae will weaken into a deep depression in few hours, says IMD.

Ahmedabad airport ops suspended for seven hours due to cyclone

The Ahmedabad airport suspended its operations for seven hours on Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to cyclone Tauktae, an official said. The airport resumed operations at 5 on early Tuesday morning after remaining shut from 7.30 pm on Monday. But the operations were again suspended at 3 pm as the cyclone brought heavy winds and rain to the city. The operations resumed at 10 pm.

This handout photograph taken on May 18, 2021, and released by the Indian Navy shows stranded workers from a barge, which had gone adrift amidst heavy rain and strong winds due to Cyclone Tauktae, being airlifted by naval personnel on an Indian Navy Seaking helicopter during an evacuation operation, in the Arabian sea. (via AFP)

Cyclone Tauktae claims 13 lives in Gujarat, leaves behind trail of destruction

At least 13 persons were killed and many were reported to have been injured as Cyclone Tauktae rampaged through coastal towns in Gujarat, mostly Saurashtra region, dumping heavy rains, flooding and ravaging villages and cities. Read more

Scores missing at sea as cyclone pummels west coast

The Navy and Coast Guard have so far rescued 317 people on board two barges that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Tauktae made landfall, but 390 more remain stranded or missing from offshore facilities, an official said. Three barges and an oil rig with 707 personnel on board had gone adrift on Monday. These included accommodation barge P305 with 273 persons, cargo barge GAL Constructor with 137 personnel on board, accommodation barge SS-3 with 196 personnel on board and the Sagar Bhushan oil rig with 101 personnel on board, a Navy official said.

While all the 137 people on board the cargo barge GAL Constructor have been rescued, 180 of the 273 onboard P305 have been rescued so far, the official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Diu tomorrow to review the situation and damage due to Cyclone Tauktae. He will conduct an aerial survey of areas such as Una, Diu, Jafarabad, and Mahuva. He will also hold a review meeting in Ahmedabad later.

Power disruption affects 46.41 lakh consumers in Maharashtra

Cyclone Tauktae disrupted power supply to 46.41 lakh consumers in Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other districts of Maharashtra, the state government said on Tuesday. The electricity supply of 34.14 lakh consumers has been successfully restored. Thane district was the worst hit as the cyclone snapped the power supply of 7.85 lakh consumers, an official statement said. (PTI)

The remnant of the system is very likely to move north-eastwards across Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh during May 19 and 20, the Home Ministry said in an advisory.

Heavy showers left many areas of Ahmedabad city inundated with knee-deep water during the day. Over 16,000 houses were damaged, and more than 40,000 trees and over 1,000 poles uprooted due to the cyclonic storm in Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said.

Incessant rains lash Ahmedabad as cyclone moves northward

Many areas of Ahmedabad city were inundated with knee-deep water following incessant downpour since afternoon as cyclone Tauktae passed northward along the district's periphery.The city received a staggering 75.69 mm of rain between 6 am and 4 pm, said Municipal Commissioner Mukesh Kumar. The rain intensified after 3 pm as forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), he said. (PTI)

Due to the cyclone, light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/thundershower is very likely over northwest andcentral India and heavy rainfall at isolated places over south Rajasthanisolated places in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, according to IMD.

Cyclonic storm Tauktae is about 50 km west-southwest of Ahmedabad now, according to IMD.

Navy, Coast Guard rescue 314 people from two barges off Mumbai coast

In a major Search and Rescue (SAR) operation in the Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) have rescued 314 persons stranded in two barges that were caught in the midst of cyclone Tauktae. Read more

27 dead, dozens missing as cyclone batters Covid-19-stricken India

At least 27 people were dead and almost 100 missing on Tuesday after a monster cyclone slammed India, compounding the country's woes as it recorded a new record number of coronavirus deaths in 24 hours.

The colossal swirling system dubbed Cyclone Tauktae is the latest in what experts say is a growing number of increasingly severe storms in the Arabian Sea as climate change warms its waters.

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after the storm hit the Gujarat coast in western India on Monday evening, leaving a trail of death and destruction. (AFP)

Light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with a speed of 30-40 km/hour would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi isolated places of Delhi & NCR (Gurugram, Manesar, Loni Dehat, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida), Panipat, Gohana, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, according to the IMD.

Mangled remains of vehicles after a tree collapsed on them, uprooted by strong winds induced by Cyclone 'Tauktae' in Mumbai, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Cyclone Tauktae: Wall, footpath near Gateway of India damaged

Cyclonic storm Tauktae damaged a sea-facing safety wall and iron gates near the iconic Gateway of India here and some jetty stones in the vicinity also got dislodged due to its impact, civic officials said on Tuesday.

The main structure of the historic monument did not suffer any damage, but a portion of the footpath near it caved-in, they said. (PTI)

Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said 11 were killed, five were missing in Maharashtra because of Tauktae cyclone-related incident.

Cyclone Tauktae wreaks havoc in Mumbai, several trees uprooted

16 people stranded on 2 vessels rescued by Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued eight fishermen onboard a fishing boat which drifted into the sea off the coast of Veraval harbour in Gujarat due to cyclone Tauktae, officials said.

(PTI)

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai records highest ever 24-hour rain in May

Mumbai received 230 mm rainfall due to the cyclonic storm Tauktae, with a weather expert claiming it to be the highest 24-hour downpour in May in the recorded history.

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Locals clear a fallen tree from a road following the landfall process of Cyclone Tauktae, in Surat, Gujarat. Credit: PTI Photo

Firefighters work to clear an uprooted tree from a street in Mumbai. Credit: AFP Photo

Tauktae will weaken into a cyclonic storm soon

As of now, it is a severe cyclonic storm, it'll convert into a cyclonic storm in 1 hour. It will go 50-60 km west of Ahmedabad. Wind speed will be 45-55 km/hr gusting to 65 km/hr. Isolated heavy rain likely in Ahmedabad and some other dists: Manorama Mohanty, Incharge Director, MET, Ahmedabad. (ANI)

Photos of the three personnel rescued by Seaking helicopter from Barge P305 being taken for medical attention at INS Shikra. Credit: Western Naval Command.

Cyclone Tauktae batters parts of Gujarat. Credit: Special arrangement

Works are underway to remove trees from the roads. Credit: Special arrangement

The cyclone weakened into a cyclonic storm level and probably in another couple of hours it will become a cyclonic system which is a much lower category and by the time it reaches Gujarat coast in the late evening, it would have become a depression: NDRF Chief SN Pradhan. (ANI)

The trail of destruction that Tauktae has left behind in Gir Somnath district

Cyclone Tauktae claims 3 lives in Gujarat, a child among victims

The deadly Cyclone Tauktae has claimed three lives, including a child's, in Gujarat so far, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday even as devastation caused by it mounts.

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Cyclone Tauktae 21 casualties reported so far. (AFP)

Cyclone Tauktae batters Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae: Gujarat reports three casualties

Tauktae to weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next 3 hours

An uprooted tree blocks a road after strong winds triggered by Cyclone Tauktae at Vengurla in Sindhudurg district. Credit: PTI Photo

About 50 feet wall of a society and one building street light pole fell on four parked vehicles in Lokapuram, Thane

Visuals from INS Kolkata of picking up two survivors from the life raft of vessel Vara Prabha yesterday evening. Credit: Defence PRO, Mumbai.

Severe cyclonic storm Tauktae lay centred at 8:30 AM over Saurashtra about 210 km southwest of Ahmedabad with 130 km south-southwest of Surendranagar and 10 km east of Amreli with an intensity of 105 to 115 kmph, gusting to 125 kmph: IMD.

Gujarat Chief minister Vijay Rupani reviewing the situation. Credit: Special arrangement.

Ahmedabad district administration has shifted 4,524 people from vulnerable areas to over 150 shelter homes in view of approaching cyclone. (DHNS)

Restoration works in Valsad

Amit Shah speaks with chief ministers of cyclone-affected states Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat

The very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae has weakened into a severe cyclonic storm

The very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae has weakened into a severe cyclonic storm and lay centred over the Saurashtra region. The state government said that in the next two to three hours, it is likely to touch Ahmedabad district, warns against venturing out in open. (DHNS)

Uprooted trees in Rajula, Amreli district, Gujarat. Credit: DH Photo/ Satish Jha

Most affected places in Gujarat are Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir-Somnath districts

Maharashtra's Palghar district receives 298 mm rainfall in last 24 hours: IMD

Cyclone Tauktae sinks barge with 273 on board, 146 saved so far

The Indian Navy has rescued 146 people so far on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Gujarat coast on Tuesday. The barge sunk on-site and there were a total of 273 people on board. The Navy is continuing their search operation amid extreme weather conditions.

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A total of 93 power lines in Palghar MSEDCL were disrupted due to strong winds and torrential rains today, disrupting power supply to 1 lakh 98 thousand customers. Due to rain and wind, trees fell on the power lines and today 49 poles of MSEDCL's low-pressure line, 19 poles of high-pressure line and 1 Rohitra centre have been damaged.

Out of 93 power lines cut off, the power supply has been restored to 55 lines. Work is underway to start a power supply to 38 power lines and 12 substations at war level. Rain and wind are causing problems at work. (DHNS)

High tidal waves seen in the Arabian sea near Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae batters Covid-stricken west coast of India

A monster cyclone was lashing India on Tuesday, with powerful winds and driving rain leaving at least 20 people dead, and interrupting the vaccine programme the country urgently needs to get its spiralling Covid-19 outbreak under control.

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Six Army rescue and relief teams activated for rescue and relief operations in Diu. Six additional Army teams have been staged forward to Junagarh to deal with aftereffects of the cyclone at other cyclone-hit places like Botad, Amreli and Bhavnagar: Indian Army. (ANI)

The dos and dont's during Cyclone Tauktae

At least 148 people have been rescued so far. Rescue operations are still on: ONGC (ANI)

Cyclone Tauktae to weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next 3 hours

ONGC is taking all possible measures in coordination with ODAG (Offshore Defence Advisory Group) and MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre)

Mumbai witnesses waterlogging after heavy rains

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 60 from barge adrift near Mumbai

The Indian Navy has rescued 60 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai hours before a very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.

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Check the movement of the Cyclone

Rescue, clearing operations underway in Mumbai

Gusty winds in Gujarat's Jamnagar this morning, in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae

At least 146 personnel rescued so far from the barge P305 which is sunk on site. Aerial search commenced at first light with Indian Navy P8I on task: Defence PRO

Cyclone Tauktae moves towards north-northeast, to gradually weaken into a severe cyclonic storm

Heavy rain and wind batters down trees in Maharashtra

Restoration works in Amreli

Major Gujarat airports shut due to cyclone Tauktae

As cyclone Tauktae continued its relentless march towards the coast of Gujarat, where it is expected to make a landfall by Monday night, major airports in the state shutdown operations till Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

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Cyclone Tauktae : Winds, rain partially damage 190 structures in Pune

Gusty winds coupled with rains caused by very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae led to collpase of roofs of houses and uprooting of utility poles in Pune district of Maharashtra on Monday, officials said.

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Cyclone Tauktae: Gujarat's coastal areas plunge into darkness

Towns and villages plunged into darkness due to power outages and several trees and electric poles were uprooted in areas near Gujarat's coast as cyclone 'Tauktae' began making a landfall on Monday night, bringing along with it very strong winds and heavy rainfall.

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Cyclone Tauktae lay centre over Saurashtra about 95 km North-Northeast of Diu and 10 km South of Amreli at 0630 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD)