Over 7 lakh people across 20 districts of Odisha have been affected by floods and heavy rainfall resulting from a deep depression weather system that formed over Odisha and Chhattisgarh on July 28, 2026. The primary reason attributed to flooding in the Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers is 96.7% excess cumulative rainfall recorded in July. The average rainfall recorded in the State for the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on July 30, 2026 was 20.3 mm. As many as 12 blocks received more than 100 mm of rainfall, while 26 blocks recorded rainfall between 50 mm and 100 mm, it added. Bhadrak is the worst affected district, with over 4 lakh people estimated to have been impacted.