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Floods follow Phailin Ganjam, 50,000 evacuated

Bhubaneshwar: About 50,000 people were evacuated today as flash flood claimed two lives and inundated 129 villages in five blocks of Odisha's cyclone-hit Ganjam district along with some areas in Gajapati."Following heavy rain for four



A well marked low pressure area now lay over coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of Telangana and Rayalaseema area, the latest bulletin said.

Rain or thundershower would occur at most places over Odisha in next the 24 hours, it added.

Following heavy rain, train services were disrupted between Khurda Road and Vizianagaram with partial cancellation of some trains as flood waters were overflowing the tracks in many areas, railway sources said.

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