Cyclone Nisarga

India's Mumbai escapes its worst cyclone in decades

The eye of the storm narrowly missed the city, while nearby coastal areas to the south bore the brunt. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

Officials moved tens of thousands of people along the coast to higher ground as the storm approached.

India's most populous city has 20 million residents and has also been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Mobile phone footage of the storm in Raigad, about 50km (30 miles) south of Mumbai, showed huge waves crashing into the shore, with trees being whipped into a frenzy by the strong winds.

Storm set to hit Covid-ravaged Mumbai

Cyclone Nisarga is set to make landfall on India's west coast, near the city in Maharashtra state. Neighbouring Gujarat state is also likely to be impacted.

The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has deployed to both states.

The storm comes barely two weeks after Cyclone Amphan hit India's east coast.

More than 85 people were killed by Amphan in both eastern India and Bangladesh.