At least 24 people have died due to floods in Andhra Pradesh.
Tirupati:
The temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh has been flooded for four consecutive days, fearing a breach in the state’s largest reservoir. There has been no fresh rain, but cracks on highways and other roads have cut through several villages that are still submerged.
In Tirupati’s Ramachandrapuram, some cracks developed in the dams around Rayala Cheruvu, one of the state’s oldest and largest reservoirs, and started leaking that could cause flash floods in nearby villages. Public warnings have been issued for people to carry essential commodities, documents and go to high places. “The dam is in danger of breaking. Please leave as soon as possible. Please leave the village. Please cooperate. Take your valuables and documents and go away. Inform your relatives. The dam is in danger of breaking. Please leave.” Give,” an officer was heard making the announcement in the area.
In Chittoor district, the Swarnamukhi river was overflowing due to large amounts of water upstream and from the Tirumala hills, filling reservoirs and causing floods. The soil of the reservoirs has become highly saturated with water. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of the state on Saturday morning.
At least 24 people have died in the state And several people are reported missing in the floods affecting Rayalaseema region of the state. The rains caused by the two depressions that developed in the Bay of Bengal have caused extensive damage to several districts, leading to torrential flooding.
Dramatic visuals of a helicopter carrying out rescue operations for 10 people trapped in a JCB excavator amid torrential floods in Anantapur made headlines yesterday. The 12 people who took shelter on top of three buses in Rajampet mandal of Cuddapah district were not so lucky and could not be saved. He is likely to die.
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