More than 90 people are missing after a barge off the coast of India’s Mumbai city sank amid a severe cyclone. Three other commercial barges carrying about 700 people are stranded at sea in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, which has battered India’s western coast. The third barge, about 92km from the Gujarat coast, is attached to an oil rig. Initially classified as “extremely severe”, the cyclone made landfall in Gujarat state late on Monday with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph). Tauktae is the strongest cyclone to strike the coast of Gujarat since 1998.

Source: The Nation May 18, 2021 12:00 UTC