NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people have been killed and four others missing after their cave hideout crumbled in a rockslide triggered by severe cyclonic storm Titli in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, officials said Saturday.
The incident took place near Baraghara village in the state's Gajapati district.
"A group of 22 villagers took shelter in the cave near a hillock to escape Titli that made landfall in the state Thursday," a police official said.
Efforts are on to track the four missing, he added.
The state's Special Relief Commissioner, Bishnupada Sethi, said the district administration has been trying to reach the remote village. "This village is located far away from the coast and was not within the 20-km immediate impact zone of the cyclone," he told the media.
Cyclone Titli hit Odisha and the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh Thursday and weakened in the next 36 hours.
