Odisha Schools Shut in Four Districts After Heavy Rainfall Warning for Two Days
Heavy rain prompted landslide and flooding precautions as officials moved more than 8,000 people to relief centres and kept rescue teams on standby.
- On Friday, a deep depression centered over south interior Odisha triggered widespread flooding and landslides, forcing the evacuation of more than 8,000 residents from vulnerable areas.
- The weather system made landfall near Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, between late Wednesday and early Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall that lashed the region for three consecutive days.
- State authorities shifted 8,082 people to 200 relief centers by noon, while schools and Anganwadi centers closed across half a dozen districts to ensure public safety.
- Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg deployed 33 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force teams and over 300 Fire Service personnel to clear road blockades as rivers like the Jalaka crossed danger marks.
- The IMD expects the system to weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area over the next 12 hours, though red and orange alerts remain in place for multiple districts.
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Cyclone Arnab: Deep Depression Over Odisha: 8,000 Evacuated As Heavy Rain Hits Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand
Deep depression over Odisha triggered evacuations, school closures and train disruptions as heavy rain battered Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. IMD issued red and orange alerts, with more than 8,000 people moved from vulnerable areas in Odisha.
Odisha Hit By Heavy Rain As Deep Depression Triggers Flood Threat, Landslides; 10,000 Evacuated
<p>Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (PTI) A deep depression lashed Odisha with heavy rain on Friday, with at least 24 places recording more than 100 mm of rainfall, forcing authorities to close schools as rivers swelled, landslides occurred, waterlogging spread and houses were damaged.</p> <p>Around 10,000 people living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas in the southern and western region of the eastern coastal state have been shifted to 200 relief centr…
Odisha hit by floods, Bengal sees heavy downpour; coastal states on rain alert
Several rivers are running above danger levels. The Jalaka and Budhabalanga in Balasore, and the Baitarani and Kani in Jajpur, have crossed their danger marks, raising concerns of another round of flooding.
Weather Update: Heavy rains to continue in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha; deep depression weakens — Check IMD alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday and Saturday. It said the deep depression has now “weakened into a Depression.”
Cyclone Arnab on the way? Deep depression lashes Odisha, forces school closures and evacuation prep in 11 districts; red alert issued
Cyclone Arnab update: The IMD clarified that the Bay of Bengal depression targeting Odisha and Andhra Pradesh will intensify into a deep depression, not a cyclone. As Odisha closes schools and issues red alerts for heavy rainfall, 'Arnab' remains merely the next name on the regional roster.
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