Met dept issues lightning alert for 18 districts in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for 18 districts in Odisha till 11.30 am today.

As per the latest bulletin of the met department, the alert has been issued for Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Sonepur, Bargarh and Sundergarh districts.

People in these districts have been advised to take shelter in safe places and avoid venturing out till 11:30 am.

Some districts will also experience heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours, the met department stated in its release.

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