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As Cyclone Dana strikes Odisha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts flash floods in 16 districts due to heavy rains.
In its update, the IMD stated that low to moderate flash floods are predicted in the state’s watershed areas during the next 24 hours. The districts that are expected to face flash floods are Angul, Balasore, Boudh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, and Puri.
Meanwhile, the IMD, in a post on X, said, “The cyclonic storm Dana moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 10 kmph and lay centered near latitude 21.25° n and longitude 86.70°e at 0930 hrs ist today, the 25th October, over north coastal Odisha, about 30 km northeast of Bhadrak and 50 km north-northwest of Dhamara. It will likely move northwestwards across north Odisha and weaken gradually into a deep depression during the next 06 hours.”
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) troops began restoration work on Friday by removing uprooted trees from highways in Odisha’s coastal district, despite the fact that strong cyclonic storm Dana is still making landfall.
