IMD reports that Cyclone Tauktae has weakened with at least 25 people killed in Gujarat and Maharashtra

Cyclone Tauktae has killed at least 25 people in Gujarat and Maharashtra. While the cyclone killed 13 people in Gujarat, it killed 12 people in Maharashtra.

One of the barges that put out an emergency rescue call has sunk, according to the Indian Navy, which has been conducting several search operations. The vessel, designated as P305, was carrying 273 people, 146 of whom were rescued until Tuesday morning. As many as 81 people are still missing, and the Navy is conducting a search and rescue operation.

At 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said that the cyclone was moving north-northeastwards and was centred over Gujarat, about 110 kilometres north of Ahmedabad. The cyclone is expected to weaken into a “depression” in the next six hours, according to the weather forecasting department.

9.01 a.m: Cyclone Tauktae has weakened into a depression, according to the India Meteorological Department. At 5.30 a.m., the cyclone was centred over south Rajasthan and the surrounding Gujarat area, about 60 kilometres west-southwest of Udaipur, according to the weather forecasting agency.

7.50 a.m: According to The Inquirer, cyclone Tauktae has killed at least 13 people in Gujarat’s Saurashtra area and 12 people in Maharashta.

7.40 a.m: At least four people have died in Pakistan’s largest district, Karachi, as a result of gusty winds and a dust storm brought on by Cyclone Tauktae, according to PTI.

7.24 a.m: According to ANI, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat and Diu to assess the situation in the aftermath of the cyclone. Modi will survey areas such as Una, Diu, Jafarabad, and Mahuva from the air. In Ahmedabad, he will also hold a summary conference.

7.19 a.m: At 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Cyclone Taukte was moving north-northeastwards and was centred over Gujarat, about 110 km northeast of Ahmedabad, according to the India Meteorological Department. In the next six hours, the cyclone is expected to weaken into a “depression,” according to the forecast.

The following are Tuesday’s updates:

The India Meteorological Department downgraded Tauktae to a “cyclonic storm” after it made landfall in Gujarat on Tuesday.

One of the barges that put out an emergency rescue call has sunk, according to the Indian Navy, which has been conducting several search operations. The vessel, designated as P305, was carrying 273 people, 146 of whom were rescued until Tuesday morning. As many as 81 people are still missing, and the Navy is conducting a search and rescue operation.

On Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department forecast light to moderate rain in many areas, with heavy to very heavy rain in a few places across Gujarat and Saurashtra.

At least 24 people were killed in the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae, which wreaked havoc on several states along India’s western coast. In Maharashtra, twelve people died, while eight people died in Karnataka and four people died in Gujarat.

The Covid-19 vaccination drive in Gujarat has been halted due to the Cyclone Taukte situation, according to the Gujarat chief minister’s office, and will resume on May 20.