Sunday 25 September 2011

Odisha, the flood situation still alarming

Odisha, the flood situation remains alarming in most of the northern and coastal areas. Major rivers like Baitarani, Brahmani and Subarnarekha are flowing above the danger level and rising.

Five teams of National Disaster Response Force, NDRF, comprising 155 personnel have been deployed for rescue and relief operations. The relief teams have already started evacuating the marooned people to safer places.

Thousands of people are marooned. The situation in Jajpur, Kendrapada and Bhadrak districts, which were hit by the first-phase flood in the Mahanadi river system only a few days ago has worsened.

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