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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS: Cyclonic Storm To Weaken Into Deep Depression In Next 6 Hours, Says IMD

Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS, May 18: After hitting Mumbai yesterday afternoon, Cyclone Tauktae with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour started making landfall on the Gujarat coast on Monday night. IMD informed that the storm which had hit Gujarat coast in Saurashtra between Diu and Una around 9 pm, ended around 12 am on Tuesday. The storm forced the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and left two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea.

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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS: Cyclonic Storm To Weaken Into Deep Depression In Next 6 Hours, Says IMD

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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS, May 18: After hitting Mumbai yesterday afternoon, Cyclone Tauktae with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour started making landfall on the Gujarat coast on Monday night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the storm which had hit Gujarat coast in Saurashtra between Diu and Una around 9 pm, ended around 12 am on Tuesday. 

The very severe cyclonic storm forced the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and left two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea.

Heavy teams of Armed forces and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed on western coasts to carry out rescue and evacuation operations.

Meanwhile, all operations at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shall remain suspended till 5 am on May 18 in view of the Cyclone Tauktae

22:22 PM (IST)  •  18 May 2021

Tauktae Tears Up Gujarat Coast; 13 Dead, 16,000 Houses Damaged

As many as 13 people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles, trees and damaging thousands of houses and roads, officials said on Tuesday.

Even as Tauktae's intensity weakened, it left behind a trail of destruction with as many as 13 people losing their lives in different parts of Gujarat, including Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Patan, Amreli and Valsad, officials said.

20:02 PM (IST)  •  18 May 2021

Tauktae Weakens As Cyclonic Storm But Rains Lash Parts Of Gujarat; 7 Dead So Far

At least seven people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae battered parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles and trees, and damaging several houses and roads, before weakening, officials said on Tuesday.

Tauktae has now weakened into a "cyclonic storm" and will gradually become a "deep depression" as it moves northwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

19:30 PM (IST)  •  18 May 2021

Cyclone Tauktae To Weaken Into Deep Depression In Next 6 Hours

Cyclonic storm #Tauktae is about 50 km west-southwest of Ahmedabad and 60 km east-northeast of Surendranagar. To weaken gradually into a deep depression during next 6 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

17:48 PM (IST)  •  18 May 2021

Navy Rescues 177 Personnel After Stranded Barge Sinks Near Bombay High

Navy Rescues 177 Personnel After Stranded Barge Sinks Near Bombay High
15:41 PM (IST)  •  18 May 2021

One of the most challenging search & rescue in the last 4 decades: Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

Deputy Chief of Naval Staff in a statement said: This is one of the most challenging search & rescue ops I’ve seen in the last 4 decades. 4 INS are on site. Main ops pertains to searching & rescuing 261 people from Afcons Barge P305 which sank about 60km away from Mumbai yesterday. 

Warships can take damage from a couple of missiles & still retain their combat capability but the sea doesn't spare anyone. Sea is a good friend but equally a bitter enemy but our ships & crew are well trained & they’re up to facing any challenges.

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