Woman dies, another missing; Odisha flood toll mounts to 4

A woman died and another went missing after they were swept away by flood water in Bhadrak district while a number of villages were inundated in Balasore and Sundergarh districts.
The search team today recovered the body of Amita Nayak of Uasahi village while the other woman was missing, Special Relief Commissioner B P Sethi said.
The SRC said that the woman was the first victim of flood in north Odisha while three persons had died in south Odisha last week.
Sethi said the flood situation in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts has improved as water of Baitarani river receded. All the people evacuated in the two districts returned home and assessment of damage to private and public properties due to floods would be taken up soon, he said.

The water level in Subarnarekha river, which was increasing yesterday, has started receding.
About 25,000 people in 29 villages of Baliapal Block and 63 villages of Bhogarai Block in Balasore district have been affected by flood, he said.

Due to heavy rainfall in the catchment area, waters of Brahmani and its tributaries and the Ib river caused flood in areas of Sundargarh district.
As many as 1,600 people have been evacuated and placed in shelters in Sundergarh district, Sethi said.
Ten gates of Rengali dam have been opened due to heavy inflow and it is likely to cause inundation in districts of Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Kendrapada, sources in water resources department said.

"Keeping that in view, the collectors concerned have been alerted," Sethi said.