24 lakh hit by Orissa floods
Satyasundar Barik 61 breaches in river embankments 5,70,000 people in 1,849 villages are marooned Government seeks Rs.1,500 crore for relief works BHUBANESWAR: Flooding in the Mahanadi continued on Sunday causing 61 breaches in river embankments, leaving behind a trail of devastation submerging hundreds of villages. Lakhs of people were waiting for rescue and relief in the flooded zones.
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