Two die, over 60 villages affected by flood in Odisha’s Balasore

BHUBANESWAR/BALASORE: At least two persons died in flood in Odisha's Balasore district, even as the number of affected villages came down to 60 with the water levels in several rivers, including Subarnarekha, receding, officials said on Wednesday.

Fire and Emergency Services personnel recovered the body of a 90-year-old man, identified as Dibakar Giri of Kusuda village in Bhograi block, while members of an Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team found the body of Rakesh Singh in the flood water, they said.

Singh hailed from Bishnupur village and was swept away in the floodwater currents on Tuesday.