Photos: Cyclone Tauktae leaves trail of destruction in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala

More than 9 boats of Khar Dhandha fishing villages have been damaged due to the impact of Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai - SL Shanth kumar

Trees uprooted in Rajkot city being cleared by rescue workers - Nimesh Khakhariya

Tree fall at St Leo road near Bandra west in Mumbai - SL Shanth kumar

Huge pile of plastic waste seen inside the fishing net at Mahim - SL Shanth kumar

Destruction in Bhavnagar city because of cyclone

People salvage their belongings from a damaged house after cyclone Tauktae hit, in Navabandar village, of Gujarat

A woman carrying eggs walks past a damaged commercial building after Cyclone Tauktae hit, in Kodinar of Gujarat

An uprooted tree blocks a road after heavy rains in Ahmedabad

A man walks past a fallen tree after heavy rainfall in Mumbai

Cyclone Tauktae barrelled dangerously into Covid-battered Gujarat after making a landfall near the Union territory of Diu late on Monday night, packing ferocious winds and pounding heavy rain, which were projected to wreak severe destruction in coastal districts of Saurashtra.

Rescue workers remove trees from a road in Surat.

The coastal highway near Kodinar town was littered with large number of coconut trees that collapsed due to gale, eyewitnesses said. In Una town alone, at least 200 trees and a mobile tower collapsed but there were no reports of deaths or injuries.

Locals clear a fallen tree from a road following the landfall process of Cyclone Tauktae in Surat on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

A damaged petrol pump in Gujarat's Mahuva on May 18, 2021, after Cyclone Tauktae hit the nation's west coast with powerful winds and rain.

Authorities clear roads of broken roads in Rajkot on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Gir Somnath collector Ajay Prakash told TOI that Una taluka is completely cut off and the formal communication system has also collapsed.

Rescue workers remove broken trees from roads in Surat on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

An uprooted tree blocks a road in Rajkot on Monday.

Indian Coast Guard rescued staff from the offshore barge GAL Constructor. The rescued staff disembark from a Chetak helicopter at Satpati, about 80 km north of Mumbai, on May 18, 2021.

An uprooted tree falls over a car in Mumbai on May 18, 2021.

Strong sea waves near the Gateway of India as Cyclone Tauktae approaches the coast of Mumbai on Monday.

Strong sea waves near the Gateway of India in Mumbai.

An uprooted tree on a road after strong winds in Mumbai on May 17, 2021.

Tauktae is probably the closest Mumbai has come to experiencing a severe storm since the devastations of 1940 and 1948. Wind speeds of up to 108kmph ripped into Colaba seafront.

Buses stranded on a waterlogged road during heavy rain in Mumbai on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Waves lash onto a shoreline at Badhwar Park in Mumbai on Monday.

Waves crash onto the road as Cyclone Tauktae batters Mumbai on May 17, 2021.

A car stands damaged after a tree fell on it in Mumbai on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Frontline workers help people cross a flooded street after heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai on May 17, 2021.

Tauktae Cyclone wreaked havoc in Goa on Sunday. Heavy incessant rain accompanied by gusty winds left several trees uprooted and roads flooded in Panaji and other parts of the state.

Rough sea and high tidal waves due to cyclone Tauktae at Pallithura area in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.