At least three persons were killed and several others injured when a nor'wester hit six districts of Odisha, an official said today.
While two persons died when trees fell on them in Balasore and Bargarh districts, another died due to wall collapse in Mayurbhanj district during the squall last night, Deputy Special Relief Commissioner Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra said.
A report from Malkangiri district said that three persons were injured in the nor'wester accompanied by heavy rain, he said.
They were injured after tree branches fell on their houses and damaged major portions in two different places in Khairaput block of the district.
Vehicular movement was severely affected at Gobindapalli Chhak on the road connecting Jeypore and Malkangiri after a number of trees were uprooted in the storm.
Telecommunication and power supply were also disrupted owing to snapping of power lines in most parts of the district.
The six affected districts were Bargarh, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Balasore, Sonepur and Mayurbhanj, Mohapatra said.
Bargarh was the worst affected with major damage being caused to standing crops in Bhatli, Atabira, Bheden, Barpalli and Bijepur blocks, a preliminary report said.
Mohapatra said the state government would provide Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia to each family of three deceased and a compensation of Rs 5.31 lakh for the houses damaged in Mayurbhanj district.
The collectors of the six districts have been asked to submit detailed reports on the damage at the earliest, he added.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department predicted more squall, rain and hail storm in various parts of Odisha till May 5.
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