Bhubaneswar, July 21: The Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express on Sturday got stuck near a railway station because rail tracks were submerged in water. The tracks were flooded due to heavy rains in the region since past few days. Locals recorded videos that show the Bhubaneswar-Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express halted mid-way due to flooded tracks.

One of the videos shows that entire rail tracks are submerged and rail route looks like a river. The Odisha government on Friday asked all the District Collectors to remain alert to meet any possible flood situation with the Met Department predicting heavy rainfall across the state in the next two days.

The IMD has forecast possibility of heavy rainfall over Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Koraput and Kandhamal districts.

For July 21, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Boudh, Kalahandi, Sonepur and Ganjam districts have been kept on alert. For July 22, extremely heavy rainfall is expected in Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts.

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