The Hindu·3 min read·medium
North Odisha flood situation grim, IMD forecasts more rains till August 18
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North Odisha is facing a severe flood crisis affecting five lakh people as a low-pressure system intensifies into a depression. The government has evacuated over 200,000 residents and closed schools while the IMD warns of continued heavy rainfall.
The flood situation in north Odisha districts, which has affected five lakh people, remained grim on Monday (August 17, 2026) even as the IMD has forecast more rains after the low-pressure system formed in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression, officials said.
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