Cyclone Tauktae | Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 53
The Hindu
Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone.
As many as 53 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in various parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday. Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone, which made a landfall on Monday night near Una town in Gir-Somnath and wreaked havoc for around 28 hours before it weakened into a depression, an official from the State Emergency Operations Centre said. “As per the latest available information, as many as 53 people have lost their lives in various cyclone-related incidents across Gujarat,” State relief commissioner Harshad Kumar Patel said.More Related News