Cyclone Tauktae: At least 4 dead in Gujarat, CM Vijay Raupani holds high-level meet

At least four people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pounded parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the western coast, officials said on Tuesday. The landfall process of the eye of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, which hit the Gujarat coast in Saurashtra region between Diu and Una, ended around midnight, the IMD said. It crossed the Gujarat coast as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" and gradually weakened. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani held a high-level review meeting on the situation and rainfall conditions in the state in the wake of cyclone Tauktae, especially in the 14 coastal districts.