Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge sunk by Cyclone Tauktae

Navy ships recover 22 bodies of people on board barge that sank off Mumbai as search continues for 55 more missing people.

Indian navy ships have recovered 22 bodies of people who were on board a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said. The search is continuing for 55 more missing people, navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said on Wednesday. He said the three ships and helicopters involved in the search had rescued 184 people in rough seas with waves of up to seven metres (25 feet).