Cyclone Tauktae death toll climbs to 45 in Gujarat

NDRF men carry out relief and restoration works in Navsari. Pic/PTI

As many as 45 people have been killed due to cyclone Tauktae across 12 districts of Gujarat, officials said on Wednesday.

Fifteen deaths were reported from Amreli district in Saurashtra region, the worst affected in the cyclone that crossed the state coast as an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday night and completed landfall around 1.30 am Tuesday, officials said.

Eight people each were killed in Bhavnagar and Gir Somnath coastal districts, an official of the State Emergency Operation Centre said. Five were killed in Ahmedabad, two in Kheda, and one each in Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Valsad, Rajkot, Navsari and Panchmahal districts, the official said.

While 24 deaths were due to wall collapses during the cyclone, six died after trees fell on them, five each because of house collapse and electrocution, four due to roof collapse and one died due to a tower collapse, the official said.

As many as 22 out of the 75 people missing from the barge that sank in the Arabian Sea after getting caught in a severe cyclonic storm are confirmed dead, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
"Bodies of 22 people have been fished out and they are being brought to shore," a source said, adding that 53 people are still missing.

PM's Rs 1,000 cr aid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a financial aid of Rs 1,000 crore for relief measures in Gujarat after an aerial survey. The NCP accused him of discrimination, asking why he didn't come on a survey of areas affected by the cyclone in Maharashtra.

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