India, Oct. 29 -- More than 62,500 people affected by flooding in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts following Cyclone Arnab.

Over 29,000 evacuated, while 2,328 people remained stranded by floodwaters in 70 villages of Ganjam.

Heavy rainfall caused rivers to overflow, damaging homes, crops, roads and electricity infrastructure.

Railway services were disrupted near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, while landslides blocked roads.

Authorities considered helicopter evacuations as rescue and restoration operations continued.

Severe flooding continued to disrupt life across southern Odisha on October 29, a day after Cyclone Arnab struck the region, leaving villages submerged, damaging homes and crops, and disrupting electricity and ra...