Tauktae Fury: Six Killed in Maharashtra Cyclone Begins Landfall Process in Gujarat; About 1.5 Lakh People Evacuated to Safer Areas in State

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Tauktae fury: six killed in Maharashtra Cyclone begins landfall process in Gujarat; about 1.5 lakh people evacuated to safer areas in State

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MUMBAI/NEW DELHI/MANGALURU Cyclone Tauktae began the process of landfall on the Gujarat coast around 8.30 p.m. on Monday as the State braced for the impact of surging wind speeds of up to 210 km an hour. Earlier in the day, six persons were reported killed in Maharah- stra, as the “extremely severe cyclonic storm” ran parallel to the Maharashtra coast and wound its way to Gujarat. “Landfall process is conti- nuing, it will take another three hours to complete its landfall process,” the IMD said in a tweet at 9.16 p.m. At least 1.5 lakh people were moved to safer areas in Gujarat with Tauktae expected to hit the coast between Porbandar and Mahua in Bhavnagar district, east of

Diu, as the Army and NDRF Brimming over: Waves crashing onto the road as Cyclone Tauktae hit Mumbai on Monday. * REUTERS personnel were deployed in the State. Bay of Bengal and the Ara- tide, strong winds and heavy boats capsized in Devgad, in flights, both incoming and “Focus is to save lives, bian Sea in May, ahead of the rain lead to hundreds of Sindhudurg, leaving one sai- outbound, were cancelled speedy clearance of routes to monsoon onset — predicted trees being uprooted and wa- lor dead. Another sailor was and seven incoming flights ensure movement of oxygen to be May 31 this year — terlogging in low-lying areas. rescued, while three others were diverted to other and standby arrangements at though climatologists have According to the Brihan- are missing. airports. COVID hospitals,” an Army said there is an increase in mumbai Municipal Corpora- While three deaths were tweet said. the number of such storms in tion (BMC), the highest wind- reported from Raigad, two Naval operation The storm is expected to the Arabian Sea in recent speed in the city of 114 kmph people died in Thane dis- In a daring operation involv- whittle down to a “very sev- years. Tauktae is the fourth was recorded at 2 p.m. at the trict. Four of the nine injured ing the Coast Guard, the Na- ere cyclonic storm” — still cyclone in as many years ov- Colaba observatory. were from Mumbai, two vy and the Dakshina Kanna- rustling up wind speeds of er the Arabian Sea in the pre- The IMD had upgraded each from Ratnagiri and Rai- da district administration, all up to 170 kmph — and by ear- monsoon months. the warning to extremely gad and one from Thane. In the nine crew stranded on ly Tuesday become a “severe heavy rainfall in Mumbai all, 2,542 houses were par- board the tug Coromondel cyclonic storm”. Wind Havoc in Maharashtra during Monday afternoon tially destroyed. Supporter IX, were rescued speeds are expected to re- Six people died and nine and evening, predicting on Monday morning. main around 100 kmph dur- were injured as the cyclone winds will continue and es- Flights diverted The vessel had run ing Tauktae’s track over land passed parallel to Maharash- calate up to 120 kmph. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Mah- aground on a rocky forma- for most of Tuesday. tra’s coastline, leaving a trail The administration araj International Airport tion off the Karnataka coast It is expected to peter out of damaged homes and moved over 12,400 citizens (CSMIA), whic suspended all near Mangaluru. into a “depression” near uprooted trees. to safety from coastal Sind- flight operations from 11 a.m Jodhpur by Wednesday. In Mumbai, with the hea- hudurg, Ratnagiri and Rai- on Monday, resumed opera- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Storms are common in the vy rain coinciding with high gad districts. Two fishing tions at 11 p.m. More than 55 MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 5 & 8 Cyclone Tauktae fury: 6 killed in Maharashtra

While speed boats from In- Kannada Deputy Commis- dian Coast Guard Ship, ICGS sioner to go into the reasons Varaha, rescued five for the mishap of Coromon- crew,the Navy’s advanced del as well as tug Alliance light helicopter IN 702 that that capsized off Karnataka joined the rescue opera- Coast on Saturday leaving tions from Southern Naval two dead and three missing. Command, Kochi, airlifted Since Tug Alliance was four. contracted to Mangalore Re- Karnataka Revenue Mi- finery and Petrochemicals nister R. Ashoka, who visit- Ltd., for its single point ed New Mangalore Port mooring operations, Mr. Trust to take stock of the sit- Ashoka said the company uation following Tauktae’s has agreed to pay ₹10 lakh impact, ordered a statutory compensation to the fami- inquiry by the Dakshina lies of the deceased.