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One dead as Odisha braces for Cyclone Phailin
Updated On: 12 October, 2013 03:50 PM IST | | Agencies
As Odisha braced for Cyclone 'Phailin', heavy rains accompanied with gusty winds today lashed the coastal belt of the state where a woman was killed after a tree fell on her and 18 fishermen were trapped on a trawler near Paradip
The woman identified as Jayanti Raut (42) died after a tree fell on her in the morning amid gusty winds, while she was plucking flowers near her house, said special relief commissioner P K Mohapatra.
"18 fishermen were reported trapped around 4km from Paradip in the sea on a fishing trawler. Though they contacted the Coast Guard, rescue operations could not be conducted as the sea is extremely rough.
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