MAHUVA, India — Navy helicopters scoured the sea Thursday for 89 people missing after a major cyclone slammed India, adding to the country’s woes as it suffered a record number of Covid-19 deaths.
Pummeling the western coast late Tuesday, Cyclone Tauktae was the latest in what experts say is a growing number of ever-bigger storms in the Arabian Sea because of climate change warming its waters.
The defense ministry said Wednesday that Navy ships had rescued more than 600 people after waves up to eight meters (26 feet) high hammered offshore oil installations.
But planes and helicopters were still searching for 89 workers missing from …
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