Bhubaneswar: Parts of western and southern Odisha districts received widespread rainfall in the last 24 hours, flooding low-lying areas, and affecting communication and lives on Sunday.Waterlogging in Kalahandi district forced the administration to shift some families from a remote area to safer places.On Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red warning for isolated extremely heavy rainfall in five districts — Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi and Nawarangpur — because of a fresh low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal, which would remain valid till Monday morning. An IMD bulletin also issued an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in six districts — Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Boudh — on Monday.Besides, a yellow warning of heavy rainfall will continue in 16 coastal, southern and western Odisha districts, including flood-hit Balasore, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj, on Monday.The IMD report in the morning revealed that Thuamula Rampur in Kalahandi district recorded the highest rainfall of 345mm in the state during the past 24 hours. Gunupur and Kashipur, both in Rayagada district, followed with 212mm and 200mm rainfall respectively.The rainfall report in the evening indicated Nawarangpur recorded 44mm rainfall during the day.Manorama Mohanty, the head of the regional IMD centre, said two places received extremely heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, followed by 15 receiving heavy to very heavy rain and 23 recording heavy showers during the period.The rainfall under the influence of the system will continue in the state till Aug 26 with orange and yellow warnings of heavy rain for some districts, Mohanty added.The IMD bulletin said the system would likely move nearly northwestwards across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal during the next 24 hours.Meanwhile, even as floodwaters receded in north Odisha, fresh downpour raised concerns among the flood‑affected people at relief camps.