Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Heavy Odisha Rain Kills Two in Separate Wall Collapses
Heavy rain fell across many parts of Odisha.
A two-year-old boy died when a mud wall fell on him while he was playing.
A woman also died when a wall collapsed on her while she was sleeping.
The boy was identified as Rajbir Karsel, and the woman was identified as Purnima Mohant.
Several places received more than 100 millimetres of rain in one day.
Tensa received the most among the places named, with 162.2 millimetres.
Schools were closed in Bargarh district because of the rain.
Weather officials warned of more heavy rain and rough seas and told fishermen to stay away from the sea.
Two people, including a two-year-old boy, died in separate wall-collapse incidents in Odisha.
The boy, identified as Rajbir Karsel, was killed by a mud-wall collapse while playing in Sambalpur district.
Purnima Mohant died when a wall collapsed on her while she slept in Keonjhar district.
Tensa recorded 162.2 mm of rain, while Barkot received 127.2 mm and Hatadihi 118.5 mm in 24 hours.
The India Meteorological Department issued red alerts for Sundargarh and Keonjhar and orange alerts for six other districts.
- Who
- Rajbir Karsel, a two-year-old boy, and Purnima Mohant, a woman, were killed; Odisha officials and the India Meteorological Department issued warnings.
- What
- Two separate wall collapses caused two deaths amid heavy rainfall.
- When
- The incidents occurred over the 24-hour period reported on August 31; the boy died on Sunday and the woman died the previous night.
- Where
- The incidents occurred in the Govindpur police-station area of Sambalpur district and the Champua police-station area of Keonjhar district, Odisha.
- Why
- The heavy rain was associated with a well-marked low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal, adjoining north coastal Odisha and the northwest Bay of Bengal.
- Deaths
- Two people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed.
- Highest named rainfall
- Tensa in Keonjhar recorded 162.2 mm in the previous 24 hours.
- Other heavy rainfall
- Barkot recorded 127.2 mm and Hatadihi recorded 118.5 mm.
- Red alert districts
- Sundargarh and Keonjhar were placed under a red alert.
- Orange alert districts
- Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul and Mayurbhanj were placed under an orange alert.
- School closures
- All schools in Bargarh district were closed for the day because of heavy rain.
- Coastal warning
- Fishermen were advised not to venture into the sea until Tuesday as conditions were expected to be rough to very rough.
