Bhubaneswar, July 25 -- The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for six Odisha districts, forecasting extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall amid a low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining West Bengal coast.

The IMD has also warned of landslides and flash floods in vulnerable areas.

"A low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal-North Odisha coasts and now lies over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal coast", Manorama Mohanty, Director of IMD, Bhubaneswar, told ANI.

"Under its influence, the IMD has issued Red, Orange and Yellow alerts for Odisha, forecasting extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas, along w...