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Odisha continued to reel under widespread rainfall on Sunday as a low-pressure area formed over Gangetic West Bengaland its surrounding regions, intensifying rain activity across northern and western parts of the state.

Triggered by an active upper air cyclonic circulation, the low-pressure system is expected to move slowly west-northwestwards across Jharkhand and northern Chhattisgarh during the next 48-72 hours. As a result, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s regional centre at Bhubaneswar has predicted the likelihood of intense rainfall activity in Odisha till at least July 12.

The IMD has issued red, orange, and yell...