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With floodwaters from the swollen Subarnarekha River inundating large parts of Balasore district, life has been thrown into disarray for over 50,000 residents.
Triggered by heavy upstream rainfall and water discharge from Jharkhand, the river has crossed the danger mark of 10.36 metres, submerging 61 villages under 21 gram panchayats across four blocks - Baliapal, Basta, Bhograi, and Jaleswar.
People have been forced to leave their submerged homes, taking shelter in open spaces, high roads, bus stands, and cyclone shelters with their children and livestock. Some villagers in Baliapal block's Jamakunda panchayat have been seen s...