Mumbai lost 812 trees in three days due to Cyclone Tauktae that raised wind speed to 114 km per hour at one point. As per the BMC, the weather phenomenon also snapped 1,454 tree branches.

Of the trees uprooted in the city, 504 were on private premises. About 70 per cent of the trees felled by Tauktae were exotic species like Peltoforum, Gulmohar, Thespesia, Rain-Tree, Royal Palm (Natural Palm), said the civic body. BMC officials said it has been reiterated that only local species should be planted in the city.