Orissa the flood position is very] serious. Great damage has _been dene in the Cuttack and Balasore} stricts, and it is stated that in some sub-divisions of the last-mentioned district over three-fourths of the houses have collapsed. Three] deaths are reported from Cuttack Bhadrak police st present it is impossible to give a reliable estimate of of cattle or the extent of the damage to crops. At_ Delhi, the situation is serious. Owing to the continuous rainfall, the river Jumna is rising] and the other day, after an exceptionally heavy fall of rain, the water rose abave the knees in many] of the streets. In the Mirphur Khas istrict, improvised rafts were utilised to rescue persons marooned by the floods.
Many casualties have been caused! by falling houses and in Hyderabad]
reported that eleven persons} were buried beneath the debris of house which had collapsed. Fortunately, except for one broken limb} and a few minor injuries, no one was hurt.
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