Odisha Floods

Odisha: Amid heavy rainfall, coastal districts on high alert

An orange alert has been issued for 12 districts, including Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal and Angul. Yellow warning has been issued for Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khurdha, and Puri

Odisha: Swollen Mahanadi wreaks havoc, but raging river turns into tourist attraction

The flood situation in the Mahanadi river system remained grim as it continued to swell, with around 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages left marooned

Odisha: Flood situation remains grim, 1.5 lakh people marooned

The water level in Hirakud Dam stands at 626.47 feet against the full reservoir level of 630 feet

Centre approves Rs 4,432 crore to Odisha, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh for damages caused by natural calamities in 2018-19

The Centre has approved release of over Rs 4,432 crore to Odisha, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh for the damage caused by natural calamities in these states during the last financial year

CM Naveen Patnaik reviews flood-hit districts of Odisha, extends gratuitous relief of seven days to those affected

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the flood-hit districts of the state and extended seven days gratuitous relief to those affected.

Eight killed as incessant rain pounds Odisha; state likely to face floods as low pressure area develops in Bay of Bengal

With more rainfall likely to batter Odisha over the next two days due to the formation of a fresh low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, the district administrations have been asked to be prepared to deal with the possible flood

Woman killed in wall collapse after downpour in Odisha's Kalahandi; Met department predicts more spells of heavy rain in state

Odisha had been pounded by a downpour in the last week too, claiming four lives and affecting at least nine districts.

Rain-related incidents claim 114 lives in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala; situation improves in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha

Floods claimed 114 lives in western and southern parts of India. Rescue operations are underway in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

Maharashtra floods Updates: Over four lakh rescued, 761 villages affected; state gets more than double rainfall received in 2005

Maharashtra floods latest updates | Over four lakh people have been moved to safety from the flood-hit parts of Maharashtra, including 3.78 lakh from the worst-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts where the water level started receding on Saturday, reported PTI.

Rivers cross danger mark as incessant rains batter Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh; army, navy, IAF, NDRF conduct rescue ops

Heavy rainfall and relentless floods threw normal life out of gear in various states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, with 28 people dead in rain-related incidents in Kerala