A day after a cyclone swept over India's eastern coast, 17 people have been confirmed dead.

Authorities say their planning and evacuations helped prevent the death toll being much higher.

But it has still left families and businesses clearing up a trail of devastation.

Towns were flooded and buildings torn down by strong winds reaching up to 150 miles per hour.

Farmers have also lost huge numbers of crops and tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed.

This man says he's lucky that his house is still standing - even though branches have smashed through his roof: