Delhi — A cyclone barrelling through India’s west coast sank a barge hired by state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas, prompting a huge operation to rescue 91 people missing from the vessel.
Long-range maritime surveillance aircraft were assisting the rescue effort but bad weather was hampering operations, Indian navy spokesperson Vivek Madhwal said, adding that about 146 people, who were on the barge, were rescued in a nightlong operation...
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