New Delhi: Cyclone Tauktae damaged the States Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Cyclone Tauktae made landfall in Gujarat at around 8.30 pm on Monday, with a wind speeds of 155-165 km/ hr, gusting to 190 km/hour.

According to the IMD tweet the landfall ended around midnight, it said that the cyclone was weakening further downgraded the storm from extremely severe to very severe. The entire eye of the cyclone has now crossed the coast and lies over land. The rear sector of the eye is now entering, said IMD.

Cyclone Tauktae damaged heavy buildings, electrical lines and poles, communication equipments and uprooted many trees and collapsed many houses Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The normal life of the citizens are disrupted and the trains, buses, flights are cancelled to the heavy rains of Cyclone Tauktae.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala and L.G of Diu –Damun Islands about the Cyclone. He assured the CMs that the Centre will assists in all ways occurred damage to the States due to Cyclone Tauktae. Covid – 19 vaccinations Centre and Hospitals in Thane district are completely damaged, said officials.

The flight operations at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, halted for hours due to the cyclone, have been resumed. The cyclone triggered strong winds with the highest-ever speed of 114 km/ hr in Mumbai. At least six people were killed and several injured in Maharashtra as Cyclone Tauktae brushed past the state while eight people died in cyclone-affected coastal Karnataka.

The NDRF on Monday said it has evacuated thousands of stranded people in the last three days in Gujarat, Kerala and Daman and Diu in view of Cyclone Tauktae. According to the official sources, major ports and airports have been shut in Gujarat as the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades roared up the west coast. The cyclone has left a trail of destruction as it brushed past the coastal states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.

Home Minister Amit Shah also reviewed the preparedness for Cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, Maharashtra and two Union territories on Sunday and “specifically” stressed that all health facilities, including those for Covid-19 treatment, falling in the affected areas should be secured along with the patients.

The Indian Navy has rescued 132 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/ hr made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.

The Navy had deployed three of its frontline warships after receiving messages to rescue 410 people on board two barges off the Mumbai coast on Monday. The ships deployed to extend assistance to the two barges were INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Talwar. According to the Navy Spokesperson a total of 132 persons from Barge P305 have been rescued in extremely challenging sea conditions.