Four killed as heavy rains lash AP

Hyderabad, Oct 24: At least four persons were killed and crops spread across thousands of acres were damaged as heavy rains continue to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.

Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema were the worst hit although heavy rains disrupted normal life in several parts of Telangana region. Kalingapatnam of Srikakulam district received maximum rainfall of 32 centimetres followed by Ongole (31); Kakinada (20); Bapatla (12); Visakhapatnam (10); Vizag Airport (8); Machlipatnam (7) and Narsapur and Gannavaram received 5 cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours.

Several localities in villages and towns were submerged following heavy rains. The road transportation came to a halt in several towns after roads got inundated due to heavy rainfall. The train services too were badly affected and the authorities had to divert several trains due to overflowing of tracks near Ichchapuram and other places. Incessant rains also disrupted the normal life in Hyderabad and massive traffic jams were reported from several places.

While one death was reported from Guntur district, three more persons of a family were killed due to wall collapse in Hyderabad on Thursday.

The entire administration has been put an alert and District Collectors have been asked to evacuate people from low-lying areas, wherever necessary.

- INN