Odisha reels under heavy rains; 14,000 people evacuated amid flood fears

…and Kani rivers in Jajpur district have already crossed their danger levels, threatening another bout of floods. The state has already suffered two rounds of floods since the start of the monsoon in June this year. " Though water levels have increased in many rivers and crossed the danger mark in certain places, it may not cause any major flood now. The rain intensity has declined across the state ," Water Resources Department engineer-in-chief Dilip Kumar Rout said. Rescue teams have also been engaged to clear roads blocked by uprooted trees and landslides. Officials in Malkangiri said 2,259 people were rescued…

…hundreds of vehicles. Several houses in Poteru were also inundated. In Kendrapara, a portion of the newly built NH 53 caved in at Hazari Chhak. No vehicle was moving or parked at the spot when the incident happened. Incessant rain led to the cave-in , NHAI regional officer Pradeep Kumar Lal said, dismissing charges of poor quality of construction. In Kandhamal, a landslide took place in Kalinga Ghat, bringing down with it 200 metres of a guard wall. In Khallikote's…