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Swept away by Cyclone Arnab floods, Odisha teacher survives 15 days in forest

Headline via Orissa Post · first report 15 Nov, 16:44 IST, latest 15 Nov, 21:35 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Orissa Post at 15 Nov, 16:44 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 15 Nov, 21:35 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report15 Nov, 16:44 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 21:35 IST
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Kandhamala: A schoolteacher who had gone missing in floodwaters during Cyclone Arnab was rescued from a forest area in Odisha’s Kandhamala district after nearly 15 days, sources said Sunday. The teacher, identified as Mohan Maharana, was rescued by local…
Swept nearly three kilometres downstream, the Kandhamal teacher survived on spring water before two cattle grazers found him.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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