Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (PTI) Heavy rain induced by a deep depression lashed Odisha on Thursday, affecting normal life in the state with widespread waterlogging and leaving one person dead and two others missing due to landslides, officials said.

The intensity of the rain increased as the depression crossed the state’s coast near Gopalpur in Ganjam district on Thursday evening, they said.

According to an IMD official, downpours will continue till 8.30 am on Friday.

“One person died and two others went missing in landslides at six places in Gajapati due to incessant rain for the past two days. The deceased was buried under the rubble on Thursday after a landslide took place in an area under the R Udaygiri Police Station limits,” SP Jatindra Kumar Panda told PTI over the phone.

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