At least 40 houses were damaged in Koraput and 60 ‘kutcha’ houses destroyed in Kandhamal district, while bridges were submerged cutting off road links from Malkhangiri to Motu, while schools were shut in Bolangir district as heavy rain lashed Odisha on Thursday.
The IMD forecast more showers for Friday.
The Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office said reports of 40 houses damaged in Koraput and 63 ‘kutcha’ houses destroyed in Kandhamal district have been received.
The Bolangir district administration announced the closure of all schools and Anganwadi centres in the district. Bolangir block received the highest rainfall of 215 mm in the state.
