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  • Oct 11, 2018, 14:25 IST

Cyclone Titli: How ODRAF team rescued 7 people from a fishing trawler near Gopalpur port

Oct 11, 2018, 14:25 ISTSource: TNN

Cyclone Titli hit coastal Odisha bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain in the region. 'Titli' made a landfall in the beach town of Gopalpur. Trees and electric poles were uprooted in several parts. Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road communication snapped due to uprooted trees and electric poles after the cyclone. Over three lakh people in Odisha's five coastal districts have been moved to safety. Here the footage shows how Orissa Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team rescuing 7 people from a fishing trawler near Gopalpur port.