India, where the spread of the epidemic must be controlled, was hit by strong cyclone Tauktae on the 18th with strong winds and heavy rain, killing at least 20 people. In addition, the Indian Navy revealed that there are about 400 people trapped on two ships off Mumbai, only 146 people have been rescued.
The India Meteorological Department said that Taut yesterday with gusts of 185 kilometers per hour “Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm” (Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm) level landed in Gucha Rady province, to today (18) morning has weakened to “very strong Very Severe Cyclonic Storm” (Very Severe Cyclonic Storm).
Commuters drive through a waterlogged road during heavy rain in Mumbai on May 17, 2021. (SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images)
The tidal wave hit a large part of India, wiping out the coastline, turning streets into rivers, uprooting road trees and blowing down electricity pylons. Many lives were lost in Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Authorities in Mumbai closed the airport, urged people to stay indoors, and moved some 600 patients infected with the Chinese Communist virus from hospitals to “safer places,” while sea levels rose to 3 meters near the seaside town of Diu.
A motorist rides past a damaged car on a street in Mumbai, May 18, 2021. (SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Indian Navy said it would send out reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters to search the waters in “very challenging sea conditions” after only 146 people were rescued from two boats off the coast of Mumbai, with another 127 known to be missing.
The storm has also disrupted the progress of vaccination for the outbreak of the Chinese Communist virus in India. The total number of confirmed cases in India surpassed the 25 million mark on the 18th; 263,533 new cases were confirmed and 4,329 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.
On May 17, 2021, a truck full of oxygen cylinders was stranded near Mahuva in the western Indian province of Gujarat when trees fell under the influence of intense cyclone Taut.
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