Cyclone Tauktae: Gujarat’s coastal areas plunge into darkness

Towns and villages plunged into darkness due to power outages and several trees and electric poles were uprooted in areas near Gujarat’s coast as cyclone ‘Tauktae’ began making a landfall on Monday night, bringing along with it very strong winds and heavy rainfall.

Authorities snapped power supply in many areas of the worst affected coastal districts of Gir Somnath, Amreli, Junagadh, and Bhavnagar among others in advance as a precautionary measure, while in other areas, blackout was caused as soon as the cyclone started making a landfall.

There were no immediate reports of casualties though the cyclone battered the coastal districts.