Watch: 'Nerve-Racking' Rescue Op Near Gujarat As Cyclone Approaches | Read

In a dramatic rescue operation by the Indian Coast Guard, all 50 personnel have been safely evacuated from the jack-up rig "Key Singapore" operating off the coast near Okha in Gujarat. As cyclone 'Biparjoy', which intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" approaches the eastern coast, visuals shared by the coast guard showed an Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III on a rig amid strong winds as several people walked towards it, shielding themselves in the storm. 24 crew members were evacuated today, and 26 were evacuated yesterday, they said.