Over 50,000 people were affected after a flash flood in Subarnarekha River caused water to enter their villages in Odisha's Balasore district. The floods followed heavy rain in neighbouring state of Jharkhand. As many as 17 gram panchayat areas in the three blocks of Bhograi, Baliapal, Basta and a part of Jaleswar Notified Area Council were affected by flash flood.