Cyclones in Lakshadweep

Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae formed over the Arabian Sea on 14 May 2021 and moved north along India's west coast, bringing heavy rain and wind to Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra before crossing the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, about 20 km northeast of Diu, on 17 May. It caused 174 deaths, with a further 81 people missing, many of them crew of offshore vessels off Mumbai.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Ockhi developed from a depression in the southern Bay of Bengal on 29 November 2017, crossed Sri Lanka, brushed southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and strengthened over the Arabian Sea near Lakshadweep. Many fishermen were at sea when it struck. International tallies list 318 deaths and 141 missing, while the Ministry of Home Affairs told Parliament that 365 people died, making it India's deadliest cyclone since 1999.