Odisha: 12 missing after landslide in Ganjam, four killed in Kandhamal
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Twelve persons went missing after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Friday, reported The Indian Express.
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Separately, three persons of a family, including a nine-month-old baby, died in a landslide in Dangesi village under Raikia block of neighbouring Kandhamal district. The death of another person was reported in Gajapati district in rain-related incidents amid the effects of Cyclone Arnab, the newspaper reported.
The landfall of the cyclone had continued for six hours on Wednesday as it crossed the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in Puducherry between 2 am and 8 am.
In Odisha, 17 districts have been receiving heavy rainfall under the influence of the cyclone, with Gajapati being the worst-hit.
On Friday, the landslide in Ganjam occurred at Gidipabali village under Bhanjanagar block.
“The hamlet had a total population of 26, of whom 13 people were relocated following heavy rainfall,” an unidentified official was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. “After the landslide struck the hamlet, we received reports that 13 people were still missing.”
One person had been rescued and search was underway to locate the other missing persons, said Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Patil.
More than a lakh persons are affected by floods in the district. Nearly 40,000 displaced persons were taking shelter in 367 relief camps in Ganjam, The Indian...