Floods in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
The Army, Air Force and Navy are involved in rescue operations; River Krishna's levels are expected to hit a 100-year high tonight.
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The worst floods in over a century left a trail of destruction estimated at Rs 12,225 crore, affecting lakhs of people in major districts of Andhra Pradesh. A Hindu temple is partially submerged as water gushes out of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam, background, in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2009. Thousands of government troops and relief workers spread across the state for relief operations. (AP Photo) Blog: Krishna's fury
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A submerged truck at the Beechpalli bridge national highway in Mahabub Nagar district, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Hyderabad, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AP Photo)
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A woman cries after failing to enter her submerged house at Garlapadu village, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) away from Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo) Blog: Krishna's fury
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Aerial view of a flood effected area in Bijapur district in North Karnataka, about 600kms from Bangalore, on October 4, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people in southern India were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AFP Photo)
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Indian Air Force airmen drop relief materials from an aircraft in Bijapur district in North Karnataka, about 600kms northwest of Bangalore, on October 4, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people in southern India were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AFP Photo)
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Food packets are seen in the foreground as Indian Air Force personnel load them in a chopper to carry out relief work, at Beechpalli highway, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Hyderabad on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Flash floods and landslides triggered by four days of torrential rains have killed scores of people in southern India. (AP Photo)
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People stand in a queue for food at a rehabilitation centre at Alampur village, about 215 kilometers (133 miles) away from Hyderabad on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo)
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People stand in a queue for food at a rehabilitation center at Alampur village, about 215 kilometers (133 miles) away from Hyderabad on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo)
