All the major rivers in the State are flowing below danger levels. However, inflow of rainwater from West Bengal, where heavy rainfall occurred under the effect of cyclonic system Komen, has caused marooning of some more villages in Baleswar district, said an official release.
It informed that 20 villages in Jaleswar and Bhograi blocks have remained marooned as on Saturday. The State’s average rainfall recorded at 7.3 mm on Saturday morning.
About 4.79 lakh people of 597 villages under 15 blocks and one UlB in five districts, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhardak and Baleswar have been affected by the current spell of floods. Five persons have died due to flood.
The body of one Seema Jena (5), which was missing, has been recovered.
It further informed that dwelling houses of about
664 families have been affected in Jajpur district and assessment of damage to private houses is underway in remaining four districts.
Three of the four breaches occurred in the river embankments have been closed. Breach closing work of the remaining one breach on Kani left embankment in Dasarathpur block of Jajpur district is under progress, it stated.