One person has been reported dead and another is missing as heavy rain lashes Odisha.

One person has been reported dead and another is missing as heavy rain lashes Odisha.

Tragically, an 18-year-old woman named Preeti Behera lost her life after being swept away while attempting to cross a bridge over a canal in Angul district. Her body was subsequently recovered on Wednesday. Separately, in Jagatsinghpur district, a man was also swept away by a river amidst heavy rainfall in Odisha on Wednesday, as reported by the police.