Fresh flood inundates Mahanga

SALEPUR: Flood water in the Birupa river has inundated Mula Basanta, Koliatha and Basudebpur gram panchayats (GPs) in Mahanga block. These GPs come under the Birupa- Genguti deltaic region of the block.Over 10,000 people have been hit in the second flood of the season. The worst-affected villages are Sripura, Dhaneiganda, Gopalpur, Gunupur, Krishnadaspur, Koliatha, Allinagar, Kaudkola and Bara Atha. Road communication to these villages has been cut off with flood water flowing over the roads. Sources said while more than 5,000 people have been shifted to safer places, around 3,000 people await rescue. The affected people alleged that they were yet to get any  relief.