Three, including the RTC driver, the driver blown away by the rain in southern Andhra Pradesh – The New Indian Express
VIJAYAWADA: At least three people, including the driver and driver of an RTC and a passenger in the vehicle, were reportedly washed away in the gushing waters of Cheyyeru stream in Rajampet mandal of Kadapa district as the rains rained down on several parts of the districts of Rayalaseema and the southern coast of Andhra on the second consecutive day on Friday.
Overflowing streams and streams have flooded several residential settlements in Anantapur, Chittoor and Kadapa districts while Nellore and Prakasam districts witness intermittent rains.
According to reports so far, the bus from Rajampet to Nandaluru was struck in the overflowing waters of the Cheyyeru stream which received huge inflows upstream from the Annamayya project. As the bus got stuck in the water, passengers climbed onto the vehicle, but the driver, driver and a passenger were swept away, reports said.
#Andhraradeshrains: Passengers climb to the top of a bus that got stuck in floodwaters at #Ramapuram in #Rajampet mandala #Kadapa district @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/MT6lo9xV5P
– TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) November 19, 2021
In Tirupati, even as the rains abated, the situation remained grim in several settlements in the temple city where floodwaters remained at precarious levels. Vehicle traffic has been reestablished at the east rail underpass. Authorities pumped out flood water from Govindarajuswamy choultry.
A two-story building collapsed when flooding washed away the soil below. One person disappeared in the floods that hit Tirupati last night. About 1,303 people have been transferred to relief camps in Chittoor district, officials said.
Meanwhile, Nellore District has been receiving rain since Friday morning.
The coastal mandals of Nellore District, including the town, experience moderate to heavy rainfall. Officials from the Nellore Municipal Corporation have moved people residing in the Penna River bed areas to safer places in the city.
The Somasila project received huge inputs due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas. The ghats roads as well as the hiking trails leading to Tirumala have been closed.
Kadapa and Anantapur districts have received heavy rains since Friday morning and rivers like Chitravati are swelling. Some trains were also stopped as floodwaters overflowed the railway tracks in Kadapa district.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who discussed the situation with collectors in rain-affected districts, called on authorities to extend financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who have lost their incidents related to the rain. rain. Reddy also called on the authorities to take all possible measures to avoid any inconvenience to worshipers visiting Tirumala.