Nearly 15000 houses have been damaged, 1700 cattle have perished, and crop on over six lakh hectares has been inundated.
Hyderabad:
At least 42 people have died in Andhra Pradesh, which has been receiving non-stop rain for the past six days.
Nearly 15,000 houses have been damaged, 1,700 cattle have perished, and crop on over six lakh hectares, mainly paddy and cotton, has been inundated in the 16 districts of the state.
Over 4,040 villages have been flooded and about 5,000 kilometres of road has been damaged. The national highway connecting Hyderabad and Vijayawada was also breached and there was a traffic jam for several hours. (Read: Odisha announces three-day relief due to flood)
Over 78,000 people have been moved into relief centres. In Srikakulam and other badly affected districts, schools and colleges remained closed today.
Hyderabad remained largely dry today with the sun making an appearance after nearly four days. Clogged drainage systems prevented water from receding in many low-lying areas which were flooded for the last three days.
With rains refusing to subside, fear of water-borne diseases remains high, with not just breeding of mosquitoes and other vectors, but also possible contamination of drinking water sources.
Nalgonda has received the maximum rainfall of nearly 30 cm. There have also been heavy rains in Mahbubnagar, Khammam, East Godavari and Visakhapatnam. The weather is expected to get better in the next 24 hours but it will be a while before waters recede.
Nearly 15,000 houses have been damaged, 1,700 cattle have perished, and crop on over six lakh hectares, mainly paddy and cotton, has been inundated in the 16 districts of the state.
Over 4,040 villages have been flooded and about 5,000 kilometres of road has been damaged. The national highway connecting Hyderabad and Vijayawada was also breached and there was a traffic jam for several hours. (Read: Odisha announces three-day relief due to flood)
Over 78,000 people have been moved into relief centres. In Srikakulam and other badly affected districts, schools and colleges remained closed today.
Hyderabad remained largely dry today with the sun making an appearance after nearly four days. Clogged drainage systems prevented water from receding in many low-lying areas which were flooded for the last three days.
With rains refusing to subside, fear of water-borne diseases remains high, with not just breeding of mosquitoes and other vectors, but also possible contamination of drinking water sources.
Nalgonda has received the maximum rainfall of nearly 30 cm. There have also been heavy rains in Mahbubnagar, Khammam, East Godavari and Visakhapatnam. The weather is expected to get better in the next 24 hours but it will be a while before waters recede.
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