Over 500 fishermen rescued; Ockhi hovers over SE Arabian sea
Thiruvananthapuram/Chennai: More than 500 fishermen stranded in the rough sea off Kerala and Lakshaddweep coasts have been rescued even as cyclone ‘Ockhi’ on Saturday lay centered over the South East Arabian Sea and about 250 km near Amini Divi in the Lakshadweep Islands.
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala rose to nine with the recovery of two more bodies officials said.
The state government decided to urge the Center to declare Cyclone Ockhi, which left a trail of destruction in the state, a national calamity.
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