Odisha to airlift 120 stranded in Ganjam after record Cyclone Arnab rain

Odisha plans to airlift 120 people stranded in flood-hit Ganjam district with Coast Guard help, as Cyclone Arnab, now a depression, triggered heavy rain, landslides and flooding. About 2,000 people are stranded, said Chief Secretary Anu Garg. Patrapur recorded 546mm of rain in 24 hours, officials said, the highest single-day rainfall at one place in 35 years.