Despite receding water, floods remain a challenge for locals in eastern India

Record ID: 1686287

  • Title: Despite receding water, floods remain a challenge for locals in eastern India
  • Date: 24th August 2022
  • Summary: PURI, ODISHA, INDIA (AUGUST 24, 2022) (ANI - No use India) VARIOUS OF FLOODED AREA SEEN FROM MOVING RAFT MEN ROWING RAFT IN FLOODED AREA FLOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA MAN STANDING IN KNEE-DEEP FLOODWATER IN RESIDENTIAL AREA VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MOVING ON BOAT MAN WADING THROUGH KNEE-HIGH FLOODWATER FLOODED AREA OUTSIDE HUT/CHILDREN SITTING OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSE AS WOMAN STANDS WOMEN STANDING IN FLOODWATER AS OTHER SIT AND WORK MEN WADING THROUGH FLOODWATER CARRYING BOXES IN THEIR HANDS WOMAN SQUEEZING OUT WATER FROM CLOTH VARIOUS OF GIRLS CUTTING POTATOES RELIEF WORKERS STANDING IN VEHICLE water BOTTLES BEING CARRIED AND KEPT IN BOAT RELIEF MATERIAL KEPT IN BOAT (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) FLOOD VICTIM, KALICHARAN KANDI, SAYING: "The water level was high for about 10-12 days but now it has receded a bit. However, we are facing problems in commuting (by foot) so, we are using boats. We cook food at some other place and eat together." VARIOUS OF DAMAGED CROPS IN FLOODED FIELD CROPS VARIOUS OF FARMERS WORKING IN FIELDS (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) FLOOD VICTIM, PABITRA KUMAR, SAYING: "Everybody's crops are damaged. In our district there are 8-10 blocks and all the crops have been damaged ther." VIDISHA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (AUGUST 24, 2022) (ANI - No use India) HOUSES PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER FLOODED AREA/ CHIEF OF INDIA'S CENTRAL MADHYA PRADESH STATE, SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN SURVEYING FLOOD-HIT AREA WHILE MOVING IN BOAT FLOODED AREA/CHOUHAN SURVEYING BUILDINGS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOODWATER CHOUHAN WALKING WITH OTHERS CHOUHAN TALKING TO FLOOD VICTIMS
  • Embargoed: 7th September 2022 14:01
  • Keywords: India Madhya Pradesh Mahanadi River Odisha Puri flash floods flood victims floods rains river overflowing weather
  • Location: PURI, ODISHA/VIDISHA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
  • City: PURI, ODISHA/VIDISHA, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
  • Reuters ID: LVA001GQO58WF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The level of water in parts of flood-hit Odisha state is receding, however there is no visible change in the situation with the farms and houses still remaining flooded.
    Water from the overflowing rivers had entered villages causing floods, submerging residential areas and damaging property and crops.
    Locals in Puri town faced challenge in commuting and said they were using boats to move in areas with knee-deep water on Wednesday (August 24).
    "The water level was high for about 10-12 days but now it has receded a bit. However, we are facing problems in commuting (by foot) so, we are using boats. We cook food at some other place and eat together," said Pabitra Kumar.
    Meanwhile, Chief of India's central Madhya Pradesh state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited the flood-hit areas and met locals in Vidisha town to take stock of the situation.
    Earlier this month, the weather office had predicted that India was likely to receive an average amount of rain in August and September.
    Seasonal monsoon rains from June to September cause deaths and mass displacement across South Asia every year, but they also deliver more than 70% of India's rainfall and are crucial for farmers.
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