The Odisha government on Sunday confirmed that 29 deaths have been reported so far after cyclone ‘Fani’ hit the coastal state on Friday.
Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi said that 21 people have died inPuri while eight deaths were reported from other affected districts.
“We are still collecting information and the actualfigure can be confirmed only after all the assessment has been done,” headded.
Cyclone ‘Fani’ has severely devastated Puri and parts ofKhurdha district. While thousands of trees were uprooted and several housesdestroyed, the cyclone also damaged the electricity and communicationfacilities in the affected areas.Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who took areview meeting here, said that 70 per cent of water connection in Puri and 40per cent in Bhubaneswar has already been restored.