Cyclone Tauktae: Indian navy rescues crew from stricken vessels

Most powerful storm in two decades forces thousands to flee and hampers Covid-tackling efforts

The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that adrift off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast.

The navy said it had rescued 177 of the 400 people onboard the two barges in the Arabia Sea. Three frontline warships had jointed the rescue operations, the navy said.