Police clear fallen trees from a road following heavy rains and strong winds brought by Cyclone Tauktae, at Panjim, Goa on May 16.
Mandatory Credit:	Umesh Zarmekar/AFP/Getty Images

Police clear fallen trees from a road following heavy rains and strong winds brought by Cyclone Tauktae, at Panjim, Goa on May 16.
Mandatory Credit: Umesh Zarmekar/AFP/Getty Images

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Thousands evacuated as powerful Cyclone Tauktae threatens Indian region grappling with Covid

Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in western India as a powerful cyclone is expected to make landfall Tuesday, threatening a region already struggling with a devastating second coronavirus wave.