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12 killed in rockslide due to cyclone Titli in eastern India
NEW DELHI, Oct 13, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 12 people have been killed
and four others missing after their cave hideout crumbled in a rockslide
triggered by severe cyclonic storm Titli in the eastern Indian state of
Odisha, officials said Saturday.
The incident took place near Baraghara village in the state’s Gajapati
district.
“A group of 22 villagers took shelter in the cave near a hillock to escape
Titli that made landfall in the state Thursday,” a police official said.
Efforts are on to track the four missing, he added.
The state’s Special Relief Commissioner, Bishnupada Sethi, said the
district administration has been trying to reach the remote village. “This
village is located far away from the coast and was not within the 20-km
immediate impact zone of the cyclone,” he told the media.
Cyclone Titli hit Odisha and the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh
Thursday and weakened in the next 36 hours.
BSS/XINHUA/SSS/1235 hrs