<span style="color: #222222;">Incessant rain over the last 24 hours has thrown life out of gear in parts of southern Chhattisgarh, disrupting road traffic, inundating many villages as rivers and rivulets are in spate. The road connectivity between several places snapped due to heavy rainfall. Bijapur, Sukma and other districts of Bastar region are facing a flood-like situation due to heavy rainfall.<br />''<br />''Many parts of Bijapur, Sukma and Mahasamund districts have been cut off from their district headquarters. Water levels in many rivers in Bastar including Mingachal and Shabri are on the rise. Rescue operations had been launched in the affected areas. The administration has been shifting affected people to safer places.<br />''<br />''The Met department has forecast very heavy rainfall in some parts of south and central part of  Chhattisgarh during next 24 hours.</span><br />