Incessant rains since Wednesday have played havoc in all parts of Rayagada district.
A person was killed while his wife and son-in-law were seriously injured when a wall of their house collapsed due to heavy rains at Kuarmunda in the district late on Wednesday night.
The tragedy took place when the family members were in asleep in the house.
According to Collector Pramod Kumar Behera, the administration is alert for any untoward situation. The cyclone shelter centres at Kalyan Singhpur, Bissam Cuttack, Gunupur, etc., are equipped; and if required, the people would be evacuated from low-lying areas to these centres.
The rivers like Bansadhara, Nagavali, Jhanjabati and Kalyani and local streams are in spate. The road connecting Gunupur to Srikakulam at Jagannathpur is overflowing with water from river Vansadhara, resulting in a communication cutoff situation.
A massive landslide took place on the Rejingtal road in Putasing gram panchayat of Gunupur block causing extreme difficulty for the commuters.
Till writing of this report, heavy rains continued in all parts of the district.