Angul (Orissa), May 26: Four fishermen were drowned in a boat capsize at Derjang Medium Irrigation Project, 20 km from here, during a high-velocity storm that swept through the state yesterday. While two boats returned to safety, four persons in two other boats were drowned, police said.
The fishermen were out to fish in the irrigation project in four different boats. The police said the bodies were yet to be traced.
The storm continued for over 40 minutes at Angul, Talcher and Banarbal blocks of Angul district yesterday throwing life out of gear. Two more persons were injured in wall collapse at Talcher block, they said.
Trees and electricity poles were uprooted, roofs blown off and telephone lines disconnected in the dust storm. Bureau Report