Tauktae takes a toll: Deaths in Gujarat due to cyclone climb to 53

The cyclone that made landfall on Monday has left behind a trail of destruction in Gujarat.

As many as 53 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday. Most of the casualties were due to incidents of wall collapse due to the cyclone, which made 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 told PTI.