Odisha rains: 6,834 people evacuated, shifted to safe places in Bhubaneswar
More than 6,800 people have been evacuated in Odisha's Bhubaneswar due to the flood-like situation and heavy rains. The official said that about 1.20 lakh people from 762 villages of 90 blocks and 66 wards of 17 urban local bodies have been affected by the heavy rain and flood-like situation. A flood-like situation is expected to occur in certain low-lying districts such as Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Kendrapara, and Jagatsinghpur.