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Torrential rain triggers flash floods across north Odisha
Times of India··29 Jul
Torrential rain from a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has triggered flash floods across north Odisha, submerging a stretch of the Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway near Rugudihi village in Keonjhar district. Balasore recorded 246.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, flooding roads and residential colonies, while Bhadrak recorded 148 mm during the same period.
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What It Means For You
- Travellers on the Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway should expect delays, since a stretch near Rugudihi village remains submerged and closed to traffic.
- Residents in Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Jajpur districts face flood risk from rising rivers and should follow evacuation advisories closely.
- Patients and families near Sundargarh's Gurundia health centre may face disrupted access, since the facility itself was inundated by floodwater.
What's Happening
- Deep depression over the Bay of Bengal triggered torrential rain across north Odisha, submerging a highway stretch in Keonjhar district.
- Balasore recorded 246.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours, among the heaviest this monsoon season, flooding roads and residential colonies.
- Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed across Sundargarh, Balasore and Bhadrak districts.
A Highway Vulnerable To One Check Dam
- Officials suspect the highway flooding could worsen if an upstream check dam near the Janasanpur elephant corridor breaches or overtops.
- Mayurbhanj remains under an IMD red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, while Bhadrak recorded 148 mm in 24 hours.
- District administrations have ordered school closures in affected areas and are distributing dry rations at designated relief shelters.
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