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Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 : The remnant of very severe cyclonic storm Arnab has weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over north Chhattisgarh and adjoining north-west Odisha, while another low-pressure system over the South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression by October 31, according to the latest weather update by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The system over the South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas is expected to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Sea around October 31. It is likely to intensify further and move towards the Andhra Pradesh coast over the subsequent two days, the regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar forecast on Friday. Meanwhile, the depression, which was the remnant of Cyclone Arnab, moved nearly northwards before weakening into a well-marked low-pressure area over north Chhattisgarh and adjoining north-west Odisha on the

Brahmapur, Oct 30 : More than 1.5 lakh people across eight blocks of Odisha's Ganjam district have been stranded by severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall under the impact of Cyclone Arnab . Nearly half the district has been inundated, with several towns and villages cut off from surrounding areas, a source said on Friday. As incessant rain continued to lash the district, Asika, Sheragada, Sorada, Dharakote, Bhanjanagar and Bellaguntha have been cut off. Floodwaters entered villages and urban areas after an embankment of the Rushikulya river breached in Purusottampur . Patrapur and Chikiti blocks, along the district's border, have also witnessed severe flooding. The strong water currents have hampered rescue operations. Around 16,000 people have so far been evacuated to safer locations, while more than 1.5 lakh people across eight blocks remain marooned, the source added. The flooding is being described as Ganjam's worst disaster since Cyclone Phailin in 2013 and Cyclone Titli in