Death toll reaches nine as brutal rains lash Andhra Pradesh

Heavy rainful led to mayhem in Andhra Pradesh as four deaths were reported on September 23 due to it. The rain Gods don't seem to be in the mood to show any mercy to the state as death toll rose to nine due to rain-related incidents. 

The toll in rain-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh increased to nine with four more deaths reported today. One death was reported from Guntur, where a person got washed away in the flood water. 

Three people were killed in Visakhapatnam district, where one died in house collapse whereas two others were washed away in flood, according to state disaster management commissioner K Dhananjay Reddy. 

In all, six people have died so far in Guntur district and three others killed in Visakhapatnam. Five people were died on Thursday in separate rain-related incidents in Guntur. 

Heavy rains continued in Palnadu area of Guntur district apart from East Godavari, Prakasam, Visakhapatnam and Krishna districts. Very heavy rainfall under the influence of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal had yesterday left Palnadu region in Guntur battered and rail and road transport disrupted due to flooding. 

Three teams of NDRF have been deployed for rescue and relief operation. This was the second time in less than a fortnight that Palnadu witnessed very heavy downpour which threw normal life out of gear. Many passenger trains on the Nadikudi-Guntur section were cancelled on Thursday, while express trains from Secunderabad, which normally pass through Guntur, were diverted as the rail tracks near Piduguralla were inundated. 

The rivulets in Guntur district were in spate, inundating housing colonies in Sattenapalli town and nearby villages. Deputy Chief Minister (Home and Disaster Management) N China Rajappa and Agriculture Minister P Pulla Rao had rushed to Guntur district on Thursday to oversee the rescue and relief operations.