Bhubaneswar, Oct. 23 -- Odisha is bracing for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on October 27 and 28 as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 26 and move towards the north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
The IMD's Bhubaneswar Regional Centre has issued a red warning for Gajapati, Ganjam and Puri districts for the 24 hours from 8.30 am on October 27 to 8.30 am on October 28, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, with extremely heavy rainfall likely at isolated locations.
The low-pressure area formed over the southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am...