Odisha toll 21 as cyclone Phailin triggers flood

The death toll in Odisha today mounted to 21 after 14 more people perished while one was missing in four districts of the state in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin that also triggered a flood in some areas.
Most of the casualties were caused by wall collapse, uprooted trees and in floods, while a large number of people were injured, official sources said.
Two bodies each were found in Berhampur town, Purushottampur, Ganjam town and Rangelilunda areas of Ganjam district where the high-velocity cyclone left a trail of devastation after making landfall in Gopalpur area yesterday.
Bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found in Khantapada and Soro areas in Balasore district.

Death of a woman and a boy were reported from Mayurbhanj district while another boy and a woman died in Bhadrak district where a boy was missing, the sources said.
Seven people were killed yesterday at Polasara and Khalikote areas of Ganjam district.
The cyclone led to floods in the two districts of Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj where near half of Baripada town was submerged.