India, Nov. 2 -- Five people died in landslide-related incidents at separate places in Odisha following torrential rain triggered in the aftermath of Cyclone Arnab, while ten others remain missing in Ganjam district, officials said on Sunday.

The state government has begun the process of evacuation of people from landslide-prone areas of Gajapati ahead of Cyclone Murasu's expected landfall on Wednesday.

At least ten people remain missing after a landslide swept away a hamlet on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border on October 28. The landslide struck Gidipabali, a remote hilltop settlement in Ganjam district, following heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab.

The fire services personnel recovered two bodies under the debris in Gidipabali on Su...