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Cyclone Arnab Death Toll Climb to Six in Odisha, Ten Still Missing
✍️ India Today
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 02:46 AM
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The death toll from Cyclone Arnab in Odisha has risen to six, while rescue teams continue searching for ten people reported missing.
The number of fatalities caused by Cyclone Arnab in the Indian state of Odisha has increased to six, officials said on Tuesday. The deaths were recorded in the coastal districts that bore the brunt of the storm's high winds and heavy rainfall.
State disaster management officials confirmed that ten individuals remain unaccounted for, prompting an intensified search operation involving police, the National Disaster Response Force and local volunteers. Teams are using boats and helicopters to reach isolated villages cut off by flood‑water.
Preliminary assessments indicate extensive damage to homes, public infrastructure and agricultural fields, though exact loss figures are still being compiled. Relief supplies, including food, clean water and medical kits, are being dispatched to the affected areas as authorities urge residents to cooperate with rescue efforts.
The government has appealed for public donations and has activated emergency funds to support rehabilitation once the search concludes and the full impact of the cyclone is quantified.
State disaster management officials confirmed that ten individuals remain unaccounted for, prompting an intensified search operation involving police, the National Disaster Response Force and local volunteers. Teams are using boats and helicopters to reach isolated villages cut off by flood‑water.
Preliminary assessments indicate extensive damage to homes, public infrastructure and agricultural fields, though exact loss figures are still being compiled. Relief supplies, including food, clean water and medical kits, are being dispatched to the affected areas as authorities urge residents to cooperate with rescue efforts.
The government has appealed for public donations and has activated emergency funds to support rehabilitation once the search concludes and the full impact of the cyclone is quantified.