Kalingatimes, 10th August, 2008
With southwest monsoon active of Odisha most parts of the state have been receiving heavy rains during the past few days.
Heavy rainfall has also triggered flash floods in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts with Vamsadhara, Hati and other rivers flowing over the danger level on Saturday.
The rains and the resultant floods have affected normal life in the interior areas of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Rayagada district.
In Rayagada district, one person died and another went missing when a passenger bus was swept away by rainwater during the day.
According to the Water Resources Department of the state government, heavy to very heavy rainfall was likely to occur at isolated places over Upper Mahanadi, Rushikulya and Vamsadhara with heavy falls at a few places over lower Mahanadi catchment during next 24 hours.
The situation was unlikely to improve as a low pressure over Bay of Bengal was likely to concentrate in to a depression, according to the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.
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