There has been a landslide in Malkangiri district of Odisha on Saturday following which as many as ten villages have been marooned.
Reports say that, the communication to 10 villages was disrupted due to the landslide in Malkangiri. The heavy rains in Malkangiri district have subsided, but the roads have been washed away.
Communication to many villages has been disrupted due to landslides and road washouts. Mandakunda and Kurmanur panchayats of Telerai panchayats have been the worst affected.
About 50 to 60 meters of the road from Mandakunda was washed away. About 100 meters were washed away near the Machaghati on the road leading to Kurmanur. 50 meters was washed away on the road from Rajlakonda to Elkanur. Landslide in Malkangiri. A landslide occurred at Machaghati of Kalimela block. As a result, communication to 10 villages has been disrupted.
The ODRAF team has reached the spot and started rescue operations.
