Over 2.34 lakh houses have been damaged and more than 8.73 lakh people evacuated.
Over five lakh hectares of standing crops have been destroyed by the gushing waters causing an estimated loss of Rs 2,400 crore, he said.
Two bodies each were found in Berhampur town, Purushottampur, Ganjam town and Rangelilunda areas of Ganjam district where the high-velocity cyclone left a trail of devastation after making landfall in Gopalpur area yesterday.
Bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found in Khantapada and Soro areas in Balasore district.
Death of a woman and a boy were reported from Mayurbhanj district while another boy and a woman died in Bhadrak district where a boy was missing, the sources said.
Seven people were killed yesterday at Polasara and Khalikote areas of Ganjam district.
The cyclone led to floods in the two districts of Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj where near half of Baripada town was submerged.
