IN PICS | People forced to drink flood water in marooned Odisha villages

Several cities and villages have been inundated by the floods in Odisha.

Several cities and villages have been inundated by the floods in Odisha. Unable to get potable water in marooned villages in parts of Odisha, a number of people are forced to drink what is available - the muddy and contaminated water that has accumulated  

Though the water in flooded rivers has receded significantly and is flowing below the danger mark, many villages still remained marooned. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

Several mud houses have collapsed, food has become scarce, and there is no place to attend to nature's call. Diarrhoea cases are also being reported from the 14 districts affected by the deluge as people are drinking contaminated water. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

There is no power in of Nayabali village under Baliapal block of Balasore district due to the flood and water cannot be supplied under the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation scheme. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

Elderly people of Uluda village under Bishnupur gram Panchayat, who could not be evacuated, are virtually starving. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

Farmers check their crops after flood waters recede near the Daya river in Bhubaneswar. (Photo | Shamim Qureshy, EPS)

The Water Resources Department said that the flood situation has improved in the Mahanadi and Subarnarekha river systems. The flood water has already started to recede, but it may take time to recede from villages in low-lying areas. (Photo | Shamim Qureshy, EPS)