2 dead in cyclone, as Tripura remains cut-off from rest of India

Two persons were killed and three others, including two children, were injured in the cyclone and flash floods that lashed the State on Sunday cutting it off from the rest of the country.

Agartala, June 18 : Two persons were killed and three others, including two children, were injured in the cyclone and flash floods that lashed the State on Sunday cutting it off from the rest of the country.

Close to 25,000 people have been rendered homeless in the natural furies.

Several houses were destroyed and power line collapsed in the cyclone.

Meanwhile, official reports said cyclone entering the State from the Bangladesh side, destroyed several bordering villages in the southwestern and northwestern parts of the State.

In the last week, more than a lakh people were shifted to temporary shades as the situation deteriorated in the State with the increase in the water level of all major rivers and tributaries.

Large areas of paddy fields have been ruined by the floodwaters.

Many roads were blocked due to mudslide and the authorities are using bulldozers to clear the debris.

Relief and rehabilitation workers are distributing food grains and cash to the flood and cyclone victims.

Official reports stated that the situation in Tripura have worsened due to severe floods in Bangladesh.

ANI