Search and rescue, and relief operations are in full swing in the Lakshadweep islands, battered by cyclone Ockhi since Thursday.
Ten navy ships and eight aircraft have been engaged in search and rescue, and relief operations. These include the INS Shardul, the INS Sharda, INS Kolkata, INS Kalpeni, INS Chennai, INS Nireekshak, INS Kabra, INS Sagardhwani, INS Jamuna and INS Trikand.
Several houses have suffered damage, PTI reported, after trees were uprooted and communication lines were disrupted on Saturday as rains, accompanied by strong winds lashed the islands.
Coconut trees have been uprooted in various places and houses damaged in eastern Kalpeni and Minicoy, official sources told PTI. The breakwater jetty, the embarkation and disembarkation point to Kalpeni island have also suffered severe damage.
Meanwhile, early on Sunday morning, a dead body was washed ashore Kalpeni island. In a separate incident, four people reportedly swam to Suheli - an uninhabited island near Kalpeni - after their boat capsized.
(With inputs from S. Anandan)
