Weather Alert: Rain to lash 18 districts in Odisha today

Bhubaneswar:  Rain will continue to lash several places in as many as 18 districts in Odisha today.

As per the latest bulletin issued by the Regional MeT Centre, thundershower is very likely to occur at  a few places with one or two spells of intense rain at one or two places over the districts Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Nuadapa, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Bargarh , Angul, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda.

The weather condition is likely  to prevail till 11 AM today, the weathermen added.

Meanwhile, incessant rain in the upper catchment for the last couple days have triggered flood like situation in several districts, including Balasore, Dhenkanal,Keonjhar, Nayagarh and Bhadrak.