Odisha flood: 1 dead, 50,000 affected

One person died after being swept away by flood water in Odisha's Balasore district as over 50 villages remained marooned because of the deluge, officials said on Sunday.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

BALASORE:

The flash flood has affected over 50,000 people in four blocks of the district.

Maheswar Pila, 24, of Kulha village of Baliapal block had gone missing after being swept away by the floodwater on Saturday.

"His body was recovered by NDRF personnel during a search operation on Sunday and handed over to the family members after postmortem examination," an official said.

At least four blocks - Baliapal, Bhograi, Basta and Jaleswar - were inundated.