Industries Minister Suresh Mehta, in-charge of Kutch district said, ``The Government will reveal in four days how many fishermen are still missing,'' adding that the toll may cross the 450 mark.

Out of the 75 missing fishing boats, 26 belong to fishermen hailing from the Union Territories of Diu and Daman, while 31 are from Valsad district, followed by Porbandar and Mangrol (seven each), Okha (2) and Jamnagar and Veraval (one each).

Ironically, though the cyclone hit the Western Kutch coast near Naliya-Jakhau, most of its victims are reported to be from Valsad district, with as many as 292 fishermen from the South Gujarat district reported missing since the day the cyclonehit. The Kutch district suffered damage mostly in terms of private and public properties.

The Valsad fishermen usually sail to Okha and camp at Rupan village on the Dwarka coast for a good catch. Quite a substantial number had ventured out into the deep sea about a week before the cyclone hit the Western Kutch coast on May 17 and 18. And, it was too late for most of them to heed the cyclone warning and return to the coastal areas, a senior official told The Indian Express.

Mehta, at a press conference on Thursday, said the preliminary assessment done by various government departments put the damage caused to private and public properties at Rs 100 crore.