East Coast News
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has rushed Odisha's Minister of State for Home, D S Mishra to Balasore to monitor the situation in the northern parts of the state. Jena said the four coastal districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak and Balasore are in the high-risk zone.
In the advisory, the authority called on residents in the area to exercise "extreme caution" around all bodies of water and avoid driving on flooded roadways in low-lying areas and underpasses. The flood warning is in effect until January 12.
At least five people have been killed and over 90,000 households left without electricity as the powerful storm continued to pound the US East Coast on Saturday with drenching rain.
Three people, including a woman, were burnt to death inside a car in Chennai's Mahabalipuram yesterday.
An expansive winter storm bore down on the East Coast on Monday, scuttling more than 1,000 U.S. flights and threatening a treacherous commute on Tuesday after the long holiday weekend.
The eastern United States dug out on Sunday from an historic blizzard that killed at least 22 people, but as New York slowly lumbered back to life in preparation for the work week, major travel disruptions persisted in Washington.
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