BHUBANESWAR: One particular person died after a tree fell on him during a thunderstorm in Bargarh district on Sunday afternoon. Several areas in the state, together with the capital town, witnessed heavy rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms in the second half of the day.
The deceased used to be identified as Nimai Gochhayat (50) of Patikarpalli village in Bargarh. Another particular person, Rama Bhoi, of the same village, used to be injured.
While many timber had been uprooted and several areas went with out energy, the rain introduced reduction to the people. Districts in the interiors of Odisha havehad already started recording temperatures of over 40°C.
"High temperature and an incursion of moist air cause Nor'wester rain and thunderstorms during summer. Such conditions will continue till April 3 and 4," said the director of IMD's Bhubaneswar centre, Sarat Chandra Sahu.
The IMD had previous issued a Nor'wester alert for 12 districts on Sunday afternoon. "The heat was unbearable in the morning. The rain brought a lot of relief. Unscheduled powercuts have made life miserable for us," said Binayak Panigrahi, a resident of Balangir.
"After sizzling heat throughout the day, the rain cooled down the city," said Ipsita Nandi, a scholar of Bhubaneswar, which recorded a most temperature of 35.eight°C on Sunday.
Sonepur recorded the very best temperature of the state - 41.2°C - adopted by Bolangir (39.2°C) and Bhawanipatna (39°C).
The deceased used to be identified as Nimai Gochhayat (50) of Patikarpalli village in Bargarh. Another particular person, Rama Bhoi, of the same village, used to be injured.
While many timber had been uprooted and several areas went with out energy, the rain introduced reduction to the people. Districts in the interiors of Odisha havehad already started recording temperatures of over 40°C.
"High temperature and an incursion of moist air cause Nor'wester rain and thunderstorms during summer. Such conditions will continue till April 3 and 4," said the director of IMD's Bhubaneswar centre, Sarat Chandra Sahu.
The IMD had previous issued a Nor'wester alert for 12 districts on Sunday afternoon. "The heat was unbearable in the morning. The rain brought a lot of relief. Unscheduled powercuts have made life miserable for us," said Binayak Panigrahi, a resident of Balangir.
"After sizzling heat throughout the day, the rain cooled down the city," said Ipsita Nandi, a scholar of Bhubaneswar, which recorded a most temperature of 35.eight°C on Sunday.
Sonepur recorded the very best temperature of the state - 41.2°C - adopted by Bolangir (39.2°C) and Bhawanipatna (39°C).
Rain lashes parts of Odisha, leaves 1 dead
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