• A policeman is on hand when a bus breaks down on a flooded street after cyclone Tauktae hit the city of Mumbai. EPA
    A policeman is on hand when a bus breaks down on a flooded street after cyclone Tauktae hit the city of Mumbai. EPA
  • A car is left by the roadside after a tree fell on it as cyclone Tauktae blew through Mumbai in India. EPA
    A car is left by the roadside after a tree fell on it as cyclone Tauktae blew through Mumbai in India. EPA
  • An Indian motorist pushes through a flooded street after heavy rainfall left by cyclone Tauktae's journey through the city of Mumbai. EPA
    An Indian motorist pushes through a flooded street after heavy rainfall left by cyclone Tauktae's journey through the city of Mumbai. EPA
  • Villagers and a fallen electricity cable on a bridge near Diu, south-western India. AFP
    Villagers and a fallen electricity cable on a bridge near Diu, south-western India. AFP
  • An Indian policeman helps out on a flooded street in Mumbai after a bus broke down in heavy rain carried by cyclone Tauktae. EPA
    An Indian policeman helps out on a flooded street in Mumbai after a bus broke down in heavy rain carried by cyclone Tauktae. EPA
  • A pedestrian improvises rainwear with plastic bags and scraps in the city of Amreli, Gujurat state, western India. AFP
    A pedestrian improvises rainwear with plastic bags and scraps in the city of Amreli, Gujurat state, western India. AFP
  • Downed trees and a stranded lorry on a motorway after cyclone Tauktae blew through Diu in south-western India. AFP
    Downed trees and a stranded lorry on a motorway after cyclone Tauktae blew through Diu in south-western India. AFP
  • A shopkeeper begins to clear up after cyclone Tauktae hit the city of Amreli, Gujurat state, western India. AFP
    A shopkeeper begins to clear up after cyclone Tauktae hit the city of Amreli, Gujurat state, western India. AFP
  • Flooded streets after heavy rainfall brought by cyclone Tauktae to Mumbai in India. EPA
    Flooded streets after heavy rainfall brought by cyclone Tauktae to Mumbai in India. EPA
  • A falling tree caused serious damage to a car as cyclone Tauktae blew through Mumbai, India. EPA
    A falling tree caused serious damage to a car as cyclone Tauktae blew through Mumbai, India. EPA
  • A member of the National Disaster Response Force appeals to fishermen to stay away from the shore as cyclone Tauktae bears down on Veraval in the western state of Gujarat. Reuters
    A member of the National Disaster Response Force appeals to fishermen to stay away from the shore as cyclone Tauktae bears down on Veraval in the western state of Gujarat. Reuters
  • With cyclone Tauktae on its way fishing boats are docked at Veraval in the western state of Gujarat, India. Reuters
    With cyclone Tauktae on its way fishing boats are docked at Veraval in the western state of Gujarat, India. Reuters

Transport

Emirates airline cancels Mumbai flights after Tauktae cyclone makes landfall

Passengers asked to contact Emirates for rebooking options

The National

May 18, 2021

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Read more: India's Cyclone Tauktae - Climate change turns Arabian Sea into source of severe storms

Emirates airline cancelled flights to Mumbai due to the Tauktae cyclone that made landfall in neighbouring Gujarat in western India on Monday.

Four flights scheduled from Dubai to Mumbai on Monday and one on Tuesday were cancelled.

The airline said customers with tickets showing Mumbai as a final destination would not be accepted for travel.

"We regret any inconvenience caused and affected customers should contact their booking agent or Emirates customer service for rebooking options," Emirates said.

The airline said it was monitoring the situation and would advise further changes.

Flights at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport halted for a few hours on Monday night.

Operations have since resumed.

The cyclone triggered strong winds of 114 kilometres per hour in Mumbai.

At least six people were killed and several injured in Maharashtra. Eight died in India's coastal Karnataka state.

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