New Delhi: In the wake of Cyclone Idai hitting the Mozambican coast, the Indian Navy has diverted its ships to the African country for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) work.


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"#IndianNavy diverts Mission Deployed ships of Training Squadron operating off Mauritius, to Mozambique for HADR efforts in wake of cyclone IDAI @SpokespersonMoD @DefenceMinIndia @IAF_MCC @nsitharaman @narendramodi (sic)," the Navy's spokesperson said in a tweet. 



Cyclone Idai battered Mozambican coastal city Beira on Friday, jeopardising the lives of nearly half a million people. 


As per reports, the city's power grid has crashed, airport shut and roads inundated. 


The cyclone has claimed 66 lives nationwide.