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The coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna had been battered by incessant rain, as the deep despair crossed the coast within the early hours of Tuesday at Kakinada.
At least 5 individuals had been killed in three districts attributable to rain and flood-related incidents.
A lady and her and daughter in Visakhapatnam and a person in Krishna district died attributable to landslides. In East Godavari’s Bommuru village close to Rajahmundry, one particular person died attributable to wall collapse and in Visakhapatnam, a lady died after being swept away in a automotive in a stream.
Several mandals witnessed very heavy to extraordinarily very heavy rainfall throughout the intervening evening of Monday and Tuesday.
The deep despair crossed the coast between 6.30 a.m. and seven.30 a.m. at a velocity of round 65 kmph. This induced extraordinarily heavy rains, registering over 204.4 mm rainfall in 26 mandals of East Godavari, eight mandals of West Godavari, seven mandals of Visakhpatnam and one mandal of Krishna district in 24 hours ending Tuesday morning.
Also, very heavy rainfall (115.6 mm to 204.4 mm) occurred in 129 mandals in Srikakulam (8), Vizianagaram (4), Visakhpatnam (26), East Godavari (31), West Godavari (35), Krishna (18), Guntur (1), Prakasam (1), Kadapa (2) and Anantapur (2).
As many as 146 mandals within the State witnessed heavy rainfall whereas 278 witnessed average rainfall.
Many areas flooded
Several areas had been inundated to the heavy rainfall and likewise rising flood in Godavari and Krishna rivers. In Visakhpatnam, 40 villages in 10 mandals had been affected and 350 homes had been inundated as a result of rains. About 3,700 individuals in weak areas had been evacuated and moved to seven reduction centres. In East Godavari practically 1,000 folks had been moved to reduction centres.
National Disaster Response Force personnel rescued three individuals, Sk. Yakub, Sk. Jansaid and D. Ashok, who bought struck in Pedda Vagu stream close to Chenagapdu of Nandigama mandal in Krishna whereas they had been crossing a highway throughout the stream. Officials mentioned that the trio bought trapped within the stream as the water degree elevated instantly.
Police on alert
Director-General of Police D. Gautam Sawang requested police officers to remain alert for one more 24 hours in view of accelerating flood ranges and rain forecast.
Meanwhile, all the foremost reservoirs within the State are full to their most capability.
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