Heavy rain wreaks havoc in many districts of Odisha, 7 dead, 2 missing; flood fear in many areas
Bhubaneswar: As heavy rainfall continues to set off elements of Odisha,7 individuals have died and a couple of are lacking within the final three days within the state. The heavy rain has created flood-like scenario in lots of districts.
Addressing media Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena mentioned ,”Due to heavy rainfall and flooding, 7 individuals died in final three days–Four from Mayurbhanj district, 2 from Keonjhar and 1 from Sundergarh district and a couple of individuals are lacking. Districts specifically Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Boudh, Kendrapara and Sonepur have obtained most rain and going through a flood-like scenario.”
Bhadrak DM on Friday mentioned, ”There’s a constant rise in water stage. Due to heavy rain too virtually all blocks are affected, huge patches of agricultural land submerged. Officials are assessing submerged crop space. NDRF, ODRF, hearth companies deployed. Senior officers deployed to oversee evacuation.”
Special Relief Commissioner Jena had knowledgeable that just about 7,000 individuals evacuated from low mendacity and susceptible areas and shifted to safer areas.
Major rivers comparable to Baitarani, Brahmani, Subarnarekha and Budhabalanga are in spate with their water flowing above the danger-mark, submerging low-lying areas and paddy fields in a number of districts
On Thursday (August 27) Jena mentioned, ”A low to medium flood is predicted in Bramhani, Baiarani and Subarnarekha river system, Flood like scenario may additionally come up within the Mahanadi river because the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall within the higher catchment space (Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha districts) within the subsequent 24 hours.”
Meanwhile, the well-marked low-pressure space over north inside Odisha has now moved to southwest Jharkhand, the Meteorological Centre mentioned.
This is the fifth low-pressure space fashioned over the Bay of Bengal this month. Four back-to-back low-pressure methods on August 4, 9, 13 and 19 have induced heavy rainfall within the state.
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