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The cyclonic storm is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday

IMD warns that wind speed is likely to reach 60 kmph along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts and gradually increase thereafter

According to weather officials, wind speeds along and off the Odisha-West Bengal coasts are anticipated to reach 60 km/h from October 23

A joint operation by IAF, SDRF and State Disaster Management Authority carried out over past two days led to their safe evacuation

Though the State government sought Rs.5,000 crore towards interim relief after the recent floods wreaked widespread havoc, the Centre has sanctioned only a meagre Rs. 416.80 crore.

Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to visit Bihar and West Bengal, which have also been recently affected by floods, for making an on-the-spot assessment of damage

According to a status note released by the state government, 6.44 lakh people in seven districts were affected by the heavy rains and relief camps

According to officials, NTR district, which houses Vijayawada, the most affected, accounted for 24 deaths, followed by Guntur (7) and Palnadu (1)

The MHA noted that Rs 208.40 crore in SDRF allocations for June 2024 could not be released because the Telangana government failed to submit both the Utilization Certificate and the requisition for the current fiscal

MHA Disaster Management Division Director, Ashish V Gawai also said the Central government had deployed seven teams of NDRF along with boats and life-saving equipment in the State for rescue and relief operation

Three helicopters from IAF and two from Navy deployed for airdropping food items and for airlifting people stranded in inundated areas

Meanwhile, a 190-member team resumes search operation at five zones of the disaster-struck area

Special teams search in Chaliyar River from where several bodies and dismembered body parts were recovered

The over 1,500-strong rescue team recover significant number of dismembered body parts from the debris

The 1,500-strong rescue team, including Defence forces, NDRF, SDRF, police, fire service, and volunteers, began searches early Saturday morning in the hardest-hit areas of Churalmala, Velarimala, Mundakayil, and Punchirimadom.

District administration, police, and other security forces are continuously working to rescue stranded pilgrims and locals

Four people also went missing in rain-related incidents in Dehradun, Haldwani and Chamoli

Dibrugarh district has been severely affected in the current wave with the major town in Upper Assam inundated for the sixth consecutive day

The boy, Mayank Kol, has stopped responding after being stuck in the narrow space since Friday evening. However, all efforts to save him are on and a horizontal tunnel is being dug in a bid to extricate him.

An SDRF team immediately reached the spot and carried out a rescue operation in the pitch-dark and harsh circumstances of the night