Cyclone Arnab Triggers Floods, Landslide In Odisha, 3 Die
Cyclone Arnab has caused significant flooding and landslides in the Odisha state of India, resulting in at least three deaths. The government has launched rescue operations, including airdropping food supplies to marooned areas.
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At least three persons, including a nine-month-old baby, died in a landslide in Odisha on Friday, while hundreds of villages were inundated as heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone 'Arnab' caused extensive flooding in the state's southern part, officials said.The cyclone, which was initially expected to have a greater impact on Andhra Pradesh and cause relatively less damage in Odisha, left a trail of destruction in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said."The state was expecting damages in Malkangiri district bordering Andhra Pradesh, but 'Arnab'caused damage in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts," he said.Continuous heavy rainfall in the three districts led to a sharp rise in water levels of rivers and triggered nearly a dozen landslides.
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