Watch : Cyclone Tauktate Update - Sinks P305 boat in terrible storm, Many are missing , Mumbai

 P305 boat was one of two Boat that drifted off the coast of Mumbai on Monday in Tauktae Cyclone

 

                                  

The extremely severe cyclone Tauktae

                           

The extremely severe cyclone Tauktae, which landed off the coast of Gujarat on Monday evening, had hit thousands of people in six states (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa) from its origin in the Arabian Sea last week, finally overnight weakened. 

                                 

#CycloneTauktae
In response to another SOS received from Barge 'GAL Constructor' with 137 people onboard about 8NM from #Mumbai, INS Kolkata has been sailed with despatch to render assistance. @indiannavy @SpokespersonMoD @DDNewslive @ANI pic.twitter.com/aWI9qR73V9

— PRO Defence Mumbai (@DefPROMumbai) May 17, 2021

They were carried out and thousands were evacuated along the country's west coast. A powerful video capturing the rescue of two people from a life raft shows how difficult it was to carry out these operations in high winds and adverse weather conditions. 

                            

🇮🇳 Tauktae - Pre Cyclone effects in Mahuva, Bhavnagar, Coastal Gujarat.
Heavy Winds before Tauktae made landfall in Gujarat#Tauktecyclone pic.twitter.com/Zq2RsQwdrk

— Haneefbk (@haneefbayar) May 17, 2021

INS Kolkata "rescued two survivors from the Vara Prabha's life raft and joined INS Kochi for the SAR (search and rescue) of the P305 crew," said a marine official. 

                                

First video after landfall of #cyclonetaukate in UNA, Gujarat near DIU. #Cyclone #CycloneTauktaeUpdates #taukatecyclone #Gujarat #CycloneAlert #tauktae pic.twitter.com/9otgXgc3ZN

— Ananya Sharma (@ananya_sharma12) May 17, 2021

P305 boat was one of two Barge that drifted off the coast of Mumbai on Monday afternoon, hours before the cyclone hit the Gujarat coast, and the other was LAG Constructor with 137 on board. 

177 people were rescued as part of the rescue operations of barge 305. The Indian Navy shared updates on Twitter and posted pictures, noting that the rescue operations were carried out in "extreme weather conditions and very excited". 

                                   

This is not stopping soon
.#CycloneTauktae #mumbai #waves #Flooding #TauktaeCyclone #Tauktae pic.twitter.com/xC8dBlJ2aJ

— Ujwal Puri (@ompsyram) May 17, 2021

The cyclone landed in Gujarat on Monday around 8:30 p.m. as an "extremely severe cyclone storm" with gusts of up to 185 kilometers per hour.In the morning it had weakened to a "very severe cyclone storm". 

Tauktae is the first cyclone to hit India this year fighting a deadly second wave of Covid that has put tremendous pressure on the country's hospitals. Several people lost their lives. when the cyclone crossed Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the past few days.