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A man rows a boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Rain lashed the city and other parts of Kashmir Valley after a day of sunshine. EPA
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People in Veraval, in Gujarat, western India, prepare for Cyclone Tauktae by moving a fishing boat inland. Reuters
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Cyclone Tauktae is moving northwards in parallel with India’s western coast, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong wind to several states, the country’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. AFP
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A man rides a scooter through a waterlogged street in Mumbai after heavy rainfall from Cyclone Tauktae. AFP
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An Indian Air Force plane prepares to fly National Disaster Response Force staff from Kolkata to western Gujarat state in anticipation of Cyclone Tauktae. AP
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India’s National Disaster Response Force clears trees from a road in Margao, Goa, on Sunday after Cyclone Tauktae caused chaos. AFP
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Police and rescue workers help a local resident along a flooded street in a coastal area of Kochi after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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A woman walks along a road in Mumbai, India, after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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Police and rescue workers evacuate a flooded house in a coastal area of Kochi after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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A police officer in Veraval, Gujarat, directs people to leave as waves approach the shore before the arrival of Cyclone Tauktae. Reuters
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A fisherman waits for help as he tries to move a fishing boat to a safer ground on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai on Monday. Authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as Cyclone Tauktae moved into India's western coast. AP Photo
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A man rows a boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Rain lashed the city and other parts of Kashmir Valley after a day of sunshine. EPA
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People in Veraval, in Gujarat, western India, prepare for Cyclone Tauktae by moving a fishing boat inland. Reuters
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Cyclone Tauktae is moving northwards in parallel with India’s western coast, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong wind to several states, the country’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. AFP
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A man rides a scooter through a waterlogged street in Mumbai after heavy rainfall from Cyclone Tauktae. AFP
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An Indian Air Force plane prepares to fly National Disaster Response Force staff from Kolkata to western Gujarat state in anticipation of Cyclone Tauktae. AP
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India’s National Disaster Response Force clears trees from a road in Margao, Goa, on Sunday after Cyclone Tauktae caused chaos. AFP
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Police and rescue workers help a local resident along a flooded street in a coastal area of Kochi after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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A woman walks along a road in Mumbai, India, after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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Police and rescue workers evacuate a flooded house in a coastal area of Kochi after Cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain. AFP
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A police officer in Veraval, Gujarat, directs people to leave as waves approach the shore before the arrival of Cyclone Tauktae. Reuters
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A fisherman waits for help as he tries to move a fishing boat to a safer ground on the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai on Monday. Authorities tried to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as Cyclone Tauktae moved into India's western coast. AP Photo
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A man rows a boat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Rain lashed the city and other parts of Kashmir Valley after a day of sunshine. EPA
India's Cyclone Tauktae: Climate change turns Arabian Sea into source of severe storms
For a fourth year in a row, a cyclone has brewed before monsoon season as sea surface temperatures increase
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