Ronit Roy on Tauktae impact: I've never seen Goa so deserted
Celebrities | May 20, 2021 17:18 ISTActor Ronit Roy, who is a regular in Goa over the last 25 to 30 years, said he has never seen the place in such a deserted condition.
Actor Ronit Roy, who is a regular in Goa over the last 25 to 30 years, said he has never seen the place in such a deserted condition.
The death toll in the barge tragedy near Bombay High Fields increased to 37 with 11 more bodies recovered and brought to shore, officials said here on Thursday.
According to police, information was received about the incident at around 1 am. Due to incessant rainfall Wednesday night, the road caved in and the rainwater entered inside many shops and buildings near the spot.
Mumbai reeled under cyclone Tauktae's impact for three days (from May 16 to 18). After the cyclone calmed down, a new sight was seen in the city with uprooted trees on the streets and washed beaches by the seaside.
With 38 people on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to recede on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where the accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before it sank Monday.
India just recovers from Cyclone Tauktae, another one brewing over the Bay of Bengal called Cyclone Yaas that would be affecting o West Bengal and Odisha regions
The IMD has predicted that light to moderate rainfall will continue for next three hours in Delhi-NCR.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Gujarat to review the situation arising out of Cyclone Tauktae. The Prime Minister undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone affected areas in Una (Gir-Somnath), Jafrabad (Amreli), Mahua (Bhavnagar) in Gujarat & Diu.
Several vessels of ONGC with more than 600 people on board, were stranded in offshore areas during severe cyclonic storm.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 23.8 degrees Celsius, 16 notches below normal and the lowest in the month of May since 1951, as rain drenched the national capital under the impact of cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' and a western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department said.
At least 22 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, a Navy official said on Wednesday. The Navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 273 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada.
PM Modi on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to the seriously injured in the cyclone in the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and the UTs of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Amitabh Bachchan shared a prayer that the country survives the second wave of Covid as well as cyclone Tauktae.
At least 22 personnel on board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, a Navy official said on Wednesday.
Actress Deepika Singh, who's known for her role in the popular TV show Diya Aur Baati hum tried to find hope in these dark times.
Prime Minister Narendra Mod visited Gujarat on Wednesday .conduct an aerial survey of the areas affected by Cyclone Tauktae.
The Regional Meteorological Department has predicted that Super Cyclone 'Yash' is likely to make landfall in Sundarban areas between May 23 and May 25 and possibly move towards Bangladesh.
INS Kochi entering Mumbai harbour today morning along with rescued personnel from Barge P305. INS Teg, INS Betwa, INS Beas P8I aircraft & Seaking Helos continuing with search & rescue operations: PRO Defence Mumbai
INS Kochi was roped in for search and rescue assistance for a barge adrift in Mumbai with 273 people on board.
Mr Rupani said officially the death count due to the cyclone stood at 13 due to Cyclone Tauktae hit Gujarat
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