Cyclone Tauktae: Six die in Konkan region of Maharashtra

Six persons were killed in Maharashtras Konkan region in separate incidents related to the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae while three sailors remained missing after two boats sank in the sea a statement and officials said on MondayOf the six three persons died in Raigad district a sailor in Sindhudurg district while two persons were killed in Navi Mumbai and Ulhasnagar after trees fell on them in Thane district officials saidTwo boats anchored at the Anandwadi harbour in Sindhudurg district capsized an official statement said adding seven sailors were on board the two vesselsOf them a sailor identified as Rajaram Kadam hailing from Devgad taluka in the district died in the incident while three others went missing The other three sailors are safe the statement saidAs of 2 pm on Monday 1886 houses in Raigad were partially damaged while five houses were destroyed completely due to the cyclonic storm the government saidAlso ReadCyclone Tauktae 2 barges with 410 on board adrift near MumbaiEarlier minister of state Aditi Tatkare said 2299 families or 8383 people were shifted to safer places in view of the cyclonic storm in RaigadThe district received 2342 mm rainfall till 2 pm the statement saidMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said a large number of trees fell in the Konkan region due to the cyclonic stormThe government will have to send additional teams of its personnel to the affected region to restore normalcy once the cyclone threat is over he saidPawar also urged people to not step out of their homes without any reasonThane district resident deputy collector Shivaji Patil said two persons were killed in separate incidents in Navi Mumbai and Ulhasnagar after trees fell on themOne Vishal Naralkar was killed when a tree fell on him while he was riding a motorcycle in Navi Mumbai in the morningIn another incident a huge tree fell on an autorickshaw in which two passengers got crushed in Ulhasnagar in Thane districtOne of the two injured passengers died in the Ulhasnagar central hospital an official saidMeanwhile gusty winds uprooted many trees in Thane and Palghar districts neighbouring Mumbai during the day leaving many houses damagedHoardings fell at many places officials said adding that electricity poles were also uprootedIn Kalyan two persons travelling on a twowheeler were injured after a huge hoarding fell on themAt least 13 houses in Palghar district were partially damaged during the dayPalghar collector Manik Gursal said the cyclone alert in the district will remain in force till 8 pmIn Thane district more than 24 structures were damagedPalghar district disaster control cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said a boat anchored at Mahim Tembe village sank in the sea due to tidal wavesNo casualty is reported as the boat was empty at the time of the incident he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever