Severe floods triggered by Cyclone Arnab have affected around 50,000 people in Odisha’s Ganjam district, leaving thousands stranded. The state has intensified rescue operations, seeking Coast Guard and defence helicopter support to air-drop food packets at 21 locations

NDRF and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force has begun rescue operations in the affected areas. However, air evacuations could be delayed due to low cloud levels and continued rainfall, officials said