India, July 25 -- A low pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal-North Odisha coasts, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall across several districts of Odisha.

According to weather officials, the system has developed under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over southwest Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh. The low-pressure area is expected to intensify further and become more marked over the next two days.

Advertisement The IMD has warned that the weather system is likely to trigger widespread rainfall across the state, with coastal and adjoining districts expected to bear the brunt of the downpour.Geographic Ref...