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As Cyclone Titli made landfall near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border last week, at least sixteen people were killed in Odisha and eight people in Andhra Pradesh till now. (Source: PTI)
The death toll due to the cyclonic storm mounted to 24 Sunday after 15 people were reportedly killed in a landslide at Barghar area in Gajapati, PTI reported. (Source: PTI)
Late Thursday night, PTI reported the death of an eight-year-old boy by drowning in a canal in Ganjam district. (Source: PTI)
As many as 15 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed along with the Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) at several places across the state. (Source: PTI)
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated in Andhra Pradesh, leaving 1,000 houses damaged. Odisha government evacuated over three lakh people to safe places and they were housed in 1,112 shelters. (Source: PTI)
Odisha government had earlier on Thursday claimed to have achieved the “Mission Zero Casualty”, a target set by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, even as heavy rainfall lashed at least five districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur. (Source: PTI)
Out of the 67 fishing boat, 65 were reported to have a safe return from Kakinada in East Godavari district.(Source: Reuters)
Horticulture crops suffered extensive damage in Srikakulam district while paddy crops suffered damage in Vizianagaram. Coconut plantations, banana and mango trees were the worst hit, according to a preliminary official report. (Source: PTI)
All India Radio News has reported the cyclone has weakened and is moving towards North East direction. Thousands of passengers are stranded at Vishakhapatnam, Puri and Balasore railway stations.(Source: PTI)
People carry their belongings to a safer place after cyclone Titli hit in Srikakulam district in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. (Source: Reuters)
