Odisha Rains: THESE districts on red alert, IMD flags flash flood, landslide risks. Check full weather forecast here

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intense rainfall activity, there is a possibility of landslides over these vulnerable hilly areas. Apart from that, flash flood chances are there as the intensity will be huge..." he added.

Odisha's low-lying areas can also witness flash floods and waterlogging, while landslides may occur in hilly areas, the weather forecasting agency said as quoted by PTI. In the 24 hours till 8.30 am on Tuesday, the highest rainfall of 208 mm was recorded at Semiliguda in Koraput district.

Meanwhile, the weather office on Tuesday said several parts of the country including the northwest, central, and south India are likely to witness light to heavy rainfall in the coming days due to low-pressure conditions building over the northwest and west-central Bay of Bengal. The weather department said the low-pressure condition is likely to intensify and move further towards the coasts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, leading to widespread rain in northwest India.

In addition, the IMD said the southern parts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will receive isolated heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms till Saturday due to an extension trough from southwest UP to the Bay of Bengal. It has also forecasted light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning over east Madhya Pradesh till Saturday.