Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- The twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar witnessed heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds early on Tuesday morning, disrupting normal life and leaving several parts of the state capital waterlogged.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has forecast heavy rainfall for various districts across the state for the next three days. An 'orange warning' has been issued for seven districts and a yellow warning for 23 districts for Tuesday.

According to the weather office, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts are likely to experience heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning and wind speeds of 40 to 50 kmph.

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