Due to heavy rainfall, as many as 17 houses in different villagers under Sundargarh Sadar block were damaged in two days, Sunday and Monday. More than 200 mm rainfall was recorded during 24 hours causing heavy water-logging and keeping some villages away from the outer world. Sources said heavy rainfall lashed many parts of the district from 8 am on Sunday till 8 am on Monday. While two houses were damaged in Salepalli gram panchayat, three in Kinjirima GP, eight in Majhapada GP and four houses in Baragada GP were damaged. Road commu-nication to villages like Kudabega, Tainsara and Jamtelia under Sadar block was disrupted due to water logging. A team led by BDO BS Patel visited the affected villages and took stock of the situation. “The affected families of the village have been shifted to a community centre. We are arranging cooked food for them,” said Patel.