<p>At least two persons were injured on Monday after part of a boundary wall of the AIIMS Bhubaneswar collapsed due to very heavy rainfall, police said.</p>.<p>The injured were treated at the hospital, a spokesperson of the health facility said.</p>.<p>Several areas of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack got waterlogged during the day as heavy rain lashed the coastal region of Odisha due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.</p>.<p>The normal life in the twin cities was thrown out of gear since afternoon with several spells of heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunder.</p>.<p>People were seen wading through knee-deep water, while vehicular movement was severely affected for hours, leading to congestion on several roads in the twin cities.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/imd-forecasts-more-rains-in-odisha-1242073.html">IMD forecasts more rains in Odish</a>a</strong></p>.<p>According to the meteorological centre here, Bhubaneswar received 186 mm of rainfall during a span of two hours in the afternoon.</p>.<p>The situation in Cuttack was worse as the rainwater entered houses in Bidanasi, Tulasipur and other areas.</p>.<p>India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that the intensity of rainfall in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack would increase in the next two days.</p>.<p>The downpour was due to the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal, which is likely to move northwestwards and concentrate into a depression during the next 12 hours.</p>.<p>The IMD issued an 'orange' warning, forecasting heavy rainfall in the districts of Mayurbhaj, Balasore and Bhadrak till 8.30 am on Tuesday.</p>.<p>It also issued a 'yellow' alert till 8.30 am on August 1 in the districts of Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Koraput.</p>
<p>At least two persons were injured on Monday after part of a boundary wall of the AIIMS Bhubaneswar collapsed due to very heavy rainfall, police said.</p>.<p>The injured were treated at the hospital, a spokesperson of the health facility said.</p>.<p>Several areas of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack got waterlogged during the day as heavy rain lashed the coastal region of Odisha due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.</p>.<p>The normal life in the twin cities was thrown out of gear since afternoon with several spells of heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunder.</p>.<p>People were seen wading through knee-deep water, while vehicular movement was severely affected for hours, leading to congestion on several roads in the twin cities.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/imd-forecasts-more-rains-in-odisha-1242073.html">IMD forecasts more rains in Odish</a>a</strong></p>.<p>According to the meteorological centre here, Bhubaneswar received 186 mm of rainfall during a span of two hours in the afternoon.</p>.<p>The situation in Cuttack was worse as the rainwater entered houses in Bidanasi, Tulasipur and other areas.</p>.<p>India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast that the intensity of rainfall in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack would increase in the next two days.</p>.<p>The downpour was due to the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal, which is likely to move northwestwards and concentrate into a depression during the next 12 hours.</p>.<p>The IMD issued an 'orange' warning, forecasting heavy rainfall in the districts of Mayurbhaj, Balasore and Bhadrak till 8.30 am on Tuesday.</p>.<p>It also issued a 'yellow' alert till 8.30 am on August 1 in the districts of Jajpur, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Koraput.</p>