Residents of low-lying areas stand near their flooded homes following heavy rain, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, on August 13, 2026
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Heavy rain lashed Odisha for the last 24 hours as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has become "well marked", the IMD said on Thursday (August 13, 2026).The IMD has issued a “red warning” (take action) of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Odisha.The national weather agency in its morning message said, "The well-marked low-pressure area over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh-West Bengal coast moved northwestwards. It is likely to continue to move northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal towards Jharkhand and may concentrate into a depression during the next 12 hours."
Residents of low-lying areas wade through flooded roads following heavy rain, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
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