Cyclone Ockhi, TN, Kerala: Missing Fishermen reach Maharashtra

Kerala Dec 03: Cyclone Ockhi damaged several houses and few people were killed in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Many fishermen went missing and search was being carried out by the Kerala Government.

The Cyclone even made a landfall in Lakshadweep in Arabian Sea on Saturday and was expected to intensify in the next 24 hours, the Met department warned.

More than 500 fishermen are rescued off the Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts.

CM Devendra Fadnavis said that 66 fishing boats from Kerala, two from TN caught up in cyclone with 952 fishermen onboard reach Maharashtra coast safely.

Situation was critical and intense search was being carried out for the missing fishermen but finally they were tracked and safely reached Maharashtra.