Prabhat Ranjan Mohapatra

Though the flood situation substantially improved in the Mahanadi river system, over two lakh people in 209 villages remained marooned while the death toll mounted to 46 in Odisha on Tuesday, officials said.

Death toll due to floods in Odisha climbed to 45 and number of people affected by the deluge to over 32.9 lakh yesterday as the situation improved gradually with receding water level in many areas.

Though the flood situation substantially improved in the Mahanadi river system, over two lakh people in 209 villages remained marooned while the death toll mounted to 46 in Odisha on Tuesday, officials said.

Death toll due to floods in Odisha climbed to 45 and number of people affected by the deluge to over 32.9 lakh yesterday as the situation improved gradually with receding water level in many areas.