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"As many as 22 temporary shelters have been opened to house them," said special relief commissioner Bishnupada Sethi. Around 5,000 people were affected and forced to leave their homes as Sambalpur town was completely waterlogged by Sunday. BHUBANESWAR: Three people died in separate incidents at Subarnapur, Sambalpur and Jajpur on Sunday as five Balasore fishermen went missing in the Bay of Bengal and four were injured after a wall weakened by rains collapsed in Angul , said the special relief commissioner. The Hirakud Dam project area in Burla received 622 mm rainfall on the day - the highest ever recorded in any station in the state, outdoing the 581.9 mm recorded in Sambalpur on August 19, 1982.Extremely heavy rain continued to plague Subarnapur, Bargarh and Boudh in the western parts of the state, throwing life entirely out of gear..