Cyclone Tauktae claims four lives in Karnataka; 318 people evacuated

NDRF undertakes restoration work, after a tree collapsed due to strong winds during the formation of cyclone Tauktae, in Panjim. Pic/PTI

With Cyclone Tauktae wreaking havoc in the coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, four deaths have been reported in the state so far, officials said on Sunday.

According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials Sunday morning, 73 villages, 17 taluks in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan have been affected by the cyclone so far. Among the 73 villages affected, a maximum of 28 are from Udupi district. Among the four deaths reported so far one each are from Uttara Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga, officials said.

While one fisherman who went to tie his boat died in Uttara Kannada as he got hit by another boat, a person died in Udupi due to electricity mishap, they said, adding that one death each were reported in Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga due house collapse and lightning respectively.

A total of 318 people have been evacuated so far, as per the situation report, and 298 people are currently taking shelter in the 11 relief camps that have been opened. Damages to a total of 112 houses, 139 poles, 22 transformers, 4 ha of horticulture crops have been reported so far, it added.

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At least one person was crushed under an uprooted tree, as normal life was thrown out of gear due to Cyclone Tauktae with heavy rain and gusty winds causing heavy damage across the state, which has suffered from a major power outage for several hours now. Sheetal Patil, 34, succumbed to injuries in the village of Anjuna after she was hit by a coconut tree.

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The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met on Sunday, where the top bureaucrat of the country directed agencies to ensure "uninterrupted" functioning of the Covid hospitals in the states affected by the impending Cyclone Tauktae and secure "zero loss" of lives.

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