Roundup: 19 people killed, 96 onboard barge still missing as cyclone Tauktae batters India's western coast

At least 19 people were killed and many others injured in several states across the western coast of India due to the impact of cyclone Tauktae, local media reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Indian Navy was launching a search operation to trace the 96 missing people who were onboard barge P305 that first went adrift and subsequently sank at an offshore oilfield in Mumbai on Tuesday morning.

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