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Low pressure rains, consequent flooding wreak havoc in Odisha

Days of heavy rainfall under the influence of back-to-back low pressure areas and the consequent flooding due to rise in river water levels, has left lakhs of people stranded in parts of Odisha.

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Devbrat Patnaik

17 Aug 2022 18:29 IST

Low pressure rains, consequent flooding wreak havoc in Odisha — Flood fury in Odisha

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Kanas block in Puri faces flood fury as rivers swell.

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These aerial visuals narrate how badly affected Kanas is, in the aftermath of floods.

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Acres of farmland submerged in Lingipur area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

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Houses submerged in Angul's Tikarpada area after flooding in Mahanadi. So far, nearly 500 people from Tikarpada and Athamallik have been relocated to safer places.

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People use makeshift vessels to commute on Gadadharpur-Raghurampur road in Tigiria, Cuttack.

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Banki (in Cuttack) reels under severe flood as rescue team reaches for help.

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Bridge over Jonk river in Nuapada collapses again, a week after it was repaired. Vehicular movement between Odisha and Chhattisgarh affected, communication to several panchayats cut off.

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Students commute on fishing boats to reach school in Banki Karabara area to attend exams, which were later cancelled by authorities.

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These scenes are from outside High School in Kasimpur area of Bhadrak. Students who had come to school wading through knee-deep water, later returned as exam was cancelled.

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Classroom flooded too.

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Scenes outside the hot spring complex in Atri, Khordha. Literally, people do not have to enter the premises to take bath!

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