Balasore home surrounded by monsoon floodwaters

A house in Balasore district, Odisha, remains surrounded by floodwaters after heavy monsoon rainfall caused widespread inundation across the district on 29 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

A resident wades through waist-deep floodwaters in a submerged market area of Balasore district, Odisha, following heavy monsoon rainfall on 29 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Shops in a Balasore district market remain partially submerged as floodwaters inundated commercial areas of Odisha following heavy monsoon downpours on 29 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

A residential locality in Balasore district, Odisha, remains fully inundated after heavy monsoon rainfall triggered widespread flooding across the area on 29 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)