Krishan Kumar, a spokesman for the National Disaster Response Force, said relief officials rushed to the remote area in Gajapati district in Odisha. The landslide hit on Friday, a day after a severe cyclone that caused heavy rains in parts of eastern India
New Delhi: Twelve people were feared dead in a cyclone shelter swamped by a landslide caused by heavy rains in eastern India, officials said Saturday.
Krishan Kumar, a spokesman for the National Disaster Response Force, said relief officials rushed to the remote area in Gajapati district in Odisha. The landslide hit on Friday, a day after a severe cyclone that caused heavy rains in parts of eastern India.
Villagers had moved to the shelter to escape the fury of Cyclone Titli, which whipped up wind speeds of up to 150 kilometers (95 miles) per hour.
State Relief Commissioner BP Sethi said there were reports that 12 people at the shelter were killed and another four trapped in the debris.
Sethi said rescue workers were clearing roads blocked by uprooted trees to reach the remote site.
At least eight people were killed in Andhra Pradesh state and one in Odisha on Thursday when the cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles.
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