3 die in landslide as cyclone ‘Arnab’ triggers floods in Odisha, govt steps up relief operations

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Bhubaneswar, Oct 30 (PTI): At least three persons, including a nine-month-old baby, died in a landslide in Odisha on Friday, while hundreds of villages were inundated as heavy rainfall triggered by cyclone ‘Arnab’ caused extensive flooding in the state’s southern part, officials said.The cyclone, which was initially expected to have a greater impact on Andhra Pradesh and cause relatively less damage in Odisha, left a…