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.
By: Devbrat Patnaik
Last updated: 18 Aug 2022, 10:44 AM IST
Kanas block in Puri faces flood fury as rivers swell.
These aerial visuals narrate how badly affected Kanas is, in the aftermath of floods.
Acres of farmland submerged in Lingipur area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
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.
People use makeshift vessels to commute on Gadadharpur-Raghurampur road in Tigiria, Cuttack.
Banki (in Cuttack) reels under severe flood as rescue team reaches for help.
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.
Students commute on fishing boats to reach school in Banki Karabara area to attend exams, which were later cancelled by authorities.
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.
Classroom flooded too.
Scenes outside the hot spring complex in Atri, Khordha. Literally, people do not have to enter the premises to take bath!