Cyclone Arnab impact: Orange warning issued for intense rainfall for 7 districts in Odisha
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is expected to receive heavy rainfall over the next two days under the influence of the impending cyclone ‘Arnab’ that has formed over the Bay of Bengal today.
The Meteorological Department has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of southern Odisha on 27th and 28th October.
The MeT has issued an ‘Orange Warning’ for heavy to very heavy rainfall for 7 districts of the state on the October 27. On October 28, very heavy rainfall may occur in parts of northern Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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Similarly, a ‘Yellow Alert’ has been issued for 11 districts across coastal and southern Odisha.
The intensity of rainfall will increase on the 28th October. So, a ‘Red Warning’ has been issued for heavy to very heavy rainfall for 5 districts of Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, and Ganjam.
An ‘Orange Warning’ has been issued for 19 districts. As the sea is likely to remain rough during this period, fishermen have been advised not to venture into hazardous sea areas from the 28th to the 29th October.
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