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In Andhra Pradesh few districts in coastal
Andhra and Rayalaseema have experienced heavy rainfall on Thursday due to the melancholy
in the Bay of Bengal, resulting in floods of several low-lying areas, disruption
of roads and rails in several areas. According to the sources Guntur was the
worst affected for rain falls. A bus of APSRTC with 40 passengers on borad was dupe
in a swollen stream in Krosur mandal of Guntur Dist. The local people and police
rescued the sailor passengers with great difficulty. Two helicopters were mustered
from the Indian Navy to rescue people in the district.
River Krishna floodwaters were let
out at the Pulichintala reservoir and
Prakasam barrage, River Godavari water
let out at Dowlaiswaram barrage. The Officials alerted the downstream villages
to vacate the low-lying areas. East Godavari district was also experienced
heavy and widespread rains, resulting in breaches to tanks and heavy water flooding
in many areas. Standing paddy crops and other crops were besiege in many
villages in the territory of Rajahmundry and roads were flooded. Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu said that all safety steps would be taken to
protect people and said the public to cooperate with the Govt authorities in
the low lying areas.
