At least 12 people killed as cyclone, billed as worst in 20 years, brushes past coastal states

Indian authorities have moved nearly 150,000 people from their homes in the state of Gujarat to safety and shut ports and an airport as the most powerful cyclone in more than two decades roared up the west coast.

Cyclone Tauktae killed at least 12 people and left a trail of destruction as it brushed past the coastal states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. It is expected to make landfall in Gujarat late on Monday.

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