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Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district , has been cut off from the outside world as torrential rains continue to wreak havoc in the region. The non-stop downpour has resulted in widespread flooding, inundating major roads and leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
Heavy rainfall triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal is affecting several parts of Odisha, including Malkangiri where flooding has disrupted daily life. The IMD forecasts that the system will cross near Chilika Lake and gradually weaken.
Odisha, including the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar experienced rainfall activities on Saturday.
Earlier, the IMD had issued a ‘red warning’ for heavy to very heavy falls (7 to 20cm) with isolated extremely heavy rainfall at one or two places over the districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur.
As per reports, heavy rainfall activity has disrupted normal life in Malkangiri district. 2 to 3 ft water is now flowing over the Kanguru bridge following which the communication between Malkangiri and Kalimela has been affected on Saturday.
Several vehicles are now stranded on both sides of the road. Similarly, the road communication from Kalimela to Motu has also been snapped as flood water is also flowing over MV 90 and MV 96 bridge.
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