Cyclone Titli leaves 8 dead in AP, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram bear brunt

Supply and communication services affected in several areas; 2,000 electric poles, dozens of trees uprooted under impact of high speed winds

Cyclone Titli has begun to take a toll in Andhra Pradesh, with the loss of at least eight lives, six of which were due to a boat capsize. Two coastal districts in the north -- Srikakulam and Vizianagaram -- bore the brunt of heavy winds and rain when the cyclone made its land fall early Thursday morning near Gopalpur, which lies close to the Andhra-Odisha border.

Officials said six fishermen from AP died off the coast of Odisha when a boat carrying them capsized. Two more casualties were reported, of which one was due to a tree collapse and the other