- Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in the region involving Budhabalanga River and Balasore.
- Severe rains caused widespread flooding in the state of Odisha, affecting multiple regions including Balasore.
Severe flooding in Odisha, affecting Balasore, has led to the suspension of NH-49 and deployment of emergency teams.
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Updated Jul 28
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What happened
Severe flooding in Odisha, affecting Balasore, has led to the suspension of NH-49 and deployment of emergency teams.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Rescue efforts are underway in Balasore district of Odisha, involving ODRAF and NDRF, following severe weather conditions.Sub-event
NH-49 suspended due to severe flooding in Odisha; NDRF teams deployed for emergency response.1 source
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Part of
Severe rains caused widespread flooding in the state of Odisha, affecting multiple regions including Balasore.Also in this story
- Heavy rain caused flooding in Odisha involving the Subarnarekha River.
- Heavy rains caused flooding in the Mahanadi river system, inundating areas in Bhadrak and Balasore, and prompting dam gate opening in Chhattisgarh.
- Officials are jointly overseeing the health response to potential disease outbreaks caused by flood contamination in Balasore.
Within Heavy rainfall triggered flooding in the region involving Budhabalanga River and Balasore.
The entities involved
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Odisha
state in Eastern India
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Balasore
town in Odisha, India
Nothing else this week.
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National Disaster Response Force
Indian specialized force
Related events
- Suresh Pujari informed the assembly about the impact of flooding in Odisha.
- Ganga river levels caused widespread flooding in Bihar, leading to the deployment of NDRF teams for relief and rescue operations.
- The National Disaster Response Force, which was formed under the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2006, has been deployed in vulnerable states to handle flood situations.
- IMD issues alerts regarding ongoing flood situation, including an orange alert for heavy rainfall, affecting Balasore and Koraput in Odisha on July 6, 2026.
- Upper catchment rains caused river levels to rise, leading to the deployment of ODRAF for rescue operations in affected areas of Odisha and Jharkhand.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- indiatimes.comRain, floods batter north Odisha, ODRAF deployed, NH traffic halted