New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Odisha is bracing for another spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall as a deep depression that crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast moves inland, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of extremely heavy rain in several southern districts.

The weather system is expected to affect Odisha through September 26, raising the risk of flash floods, landslides and falling rocks, particularly in hilly areas. The IMD has forecast extremely heavy rainfall in Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi and Malkangiri, with adjoining districts also likely to receive heavy showers.

Several parts of southern and coastal Odisha have already reported heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the past 24 hou...