Cyclone ‘Tauktae’ leaves behind a trail of destruction, weakens after landfall

The landfall process of the eye of extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, which hit the Gujarat coast in Saurashtra region between Diu and Una, ended around midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. (Express)

Four people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pounded parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the western coast, officials said on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

The state government had shifted over two lakh people to safer locations before the cyclone hit the Gujarat coast. (Express photo)

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had said before the landfall that coastal districts of Amreli, Junagadh, Gir- Somnath and Bhavnagar will face the maximum brunt as the wind speed would go up to 150 kmph when the eye of the storm would make landfall. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)

The BKC vaccination centre in Mumbai was damaged as heavy winds from cyclone Tauktae lashed the city Monday. (Photo: Pradip Das)

On Tuesday morning, it lay over the Saurashtra region near Amreli as a "very severe cyclonic storm," the IMD said. Even as the cyclonic intensity weakened, it left behind a trail of destruction, with at least four people losing their lives- one each in Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Patan and Valsad, officials said.(Express photo by Amit Mehra)

Mumbai Bandra-Worli Sea link closed due to Cyclone Tauktae

Gir Somnath: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed ahead of cyclone ‘Tauktae’ at the coastline of Veraval, Gir Somnath, Monday, May 17, 2021. (PTI Photo)

The wind intensity in Gujarat reduced to 115-125 kmph gusting to 135 kmph, as the cyclone lay 10 km south of Amreli and around 95 km north-northeast of Diu. (Express photo)

Very severe cyclone Tauktae may have left Kerala, but its 'pull effect' is stil noticeable from a wave crashing on the shore at Vizhinjam harbour in Thiruvananthapuram, Sunday, 16 May 2021. (PTI Photo)

High sea waves due to cyclone Tauktae hit Bhagavathi Prem Sinken Dredger, at Surathkal Beach near Mangaluru, Sunday, May 16, 2021. Cyclone Tauktae has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. (PTI Photo)

Fishermen throw fishing nets in the sea during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, at Kothi beach in Kozhikode, Sunday, May 16, 2021. An orange alert has been sounded in three districts of Kerala, Malappuram, Ernakulam and Idukki and a yellow alert in all other districts. (PTI Photo)

A man feeds dogs during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, at a beach in Kozhikode. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has instructed fisherfolk not to venture into sea till further notice. (PTI Photo)

NDRF team undertakes restoration work after a tree collapsed due to strong winds during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, in Panjim, on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The storm hit coastal areas of Goa on Sunday morning. (PTI Photo)

A tree collapsed due to strong winds during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, in Panjim. Goa is likely to witness heavy downpour for the rest of the day. (PTI Photo)

Thousands of fishermen anchored their boats near Uttan Village in Mumbai after warning from IMD that a cyclone will hit Maharashtra on Sunday. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

The fishing boats anchored at Badhwar park jetty due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on Saturday, May 15, 2021 (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)

Fishing operations have been totally suspended over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea and along and off Kerala-Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra coasts. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)