NEW DELHI—Indian navy ships recovered 26 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. The search is continuing for 49 more people who are missing after the cyclone hit Monday, navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said. He said five ships, a surveillance aircraft and three helicopters involved in the search had rescued 186 people in rough seas with waves of up to 7 meters (25 feet). A navy statement said 125 survivors and two bodies have arrived in Mumbai and others are expected to get there late Wednesday. Cyclone Tauktae packed sustained winds of up to 210 kilometers (130 miles) per hour when it came ashore in Gujarat state. It left more than 50 dead in Gujarat and Maharashtra states. The weather has improved, and the …
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