Heavy rain inundates Mantralayam town

Heavy rain in Kurnool district led to the inundation of a number of areas in Mantralayam town and Kurnool metropolis on Sunday. The highway communication between Kurnool and Kodumuru, and Kurnool and Adoni had been snapped.

The meteorology officers mentioned that Kodumuru obtained 12 cm of rainfall in 24 hours, whereas the district on a mean obtained 3.5 cm of precipitation until 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Heavy downpour continued within the afternoon too..

“The Fire Services Department personnel from Yemmiganur rescued 30 farmers who were trapped in a stream at Nadavadam. The personnel took the help of ropes and brought the farmers to safety,” mentioned District Fire Officer Srinivas Reddy.

At Tummalavanka vagu on the Kurnool-Adoni highway, a lorry carrying gasoline cylinders bought caught with the driving force contained in the cabin. When he shouted for assist, the villagers reached the lorry with the assistance of ropes and rescued the driving force. They additionally pulled out the lorry from the stream after toiling for one hour.

Traffic disrupted

The Yeyyimagnur-Ralladoddi highway was minimize off and visitors on many State Highways was stalled until midday. The drains in Kurnool metropolis started overflowing, inundating some low-lying areas. The Fire Services Department personnel additionally rescued 70 heads of cattle and a shepherd, Nageswar Rao, who was trapped within the flood waters of the Hundri, close to Remadur, in Kallur mandal.

The District Fire Officer mentioned on receiving a name from Kallur tahsildar, the Kurnool unit went to the spot and rescued the cattle and the shepherd utilizing inflatable rubber boats. Senior Fire Officer Prabhakar of the Kurnool unit led the rescue operations.