Singhapada residents flee Kendrapara floodwaters

Residents of Singhapada village near Rajkanika in Kendrapara district, Odisha, carried their belongings and evacuated to safer ground as monsoon floodwaters inundated their homes on 20 August 2026.

A woman in Singhapada village, Kendrapara district, was photographed carrying her belongings to safety as floodwaters from the 2026 monsoon season submerged residential areas near Rajkanika on 20 August 2026.

Floodwaters submerged residential areas of Singhapada village near Rajkanika in Kendrapara district, Odisha, on 20 August 2026, as the monsoon season intensified across the coastal district.

Relief materials were distributed to flood-affected residents of Jharakata village in Aul block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, as waterlogging persisted across the area on 20 August 2026.

A villager in Jharakata village, Aul block, Kendrapara district, navigated floodwaters on a makeshift bamboo raft near his home on 20 August 2026, illustrating the scale of inundation in the area.

A woman was seen collecting water from a hand pump surrounded by floodwaters in Jharakata village, Aul block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, on 20 August 2026, highlighting the acute safe-water crisis during the floods.

Floodwaters inundated residential areas of Aul block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, on 20 August 2026, with a man seen wading through waist-deep water outside a house in Jharakata village.

A man pushed a bicycle loaded with an LPG cylinder through floodwaters in Jharakata village, Aul block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, on 20 August 2026, as residents struggled to salvage essential supplies from inundated homes.