Hyderabad, June 24: The torrential rains have wreaked havoc in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Goa and parts of Maharashtra. 60 people have been killed in the rains prompting authorities to evacuate thousands of people, even as the Army joined rescue and relief operations. The highest number of deaths -- 41 -- was reported in Andhra Pradesh and the rains triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal claimed 20 lives in Kurnool, which remained cut off from the rest of the state.
The Army and Navy have been alerted to assist those stranded in submerged areas, particularly in Kurnool and Nandyal towns. Over 68 relief camps have been set up and about 24,900 people have been evacuated. The flash floods left a trail of death and destruction and disrupted communications and road and rail traffic. Hundreds were stranded in buses and trains as roads and railway tracks were submerged at several places.
The coastal stretches in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala were the worst hit though life in urban areas was also thrown out of gear with power, water supply and traffic being disrupted in many places for the second day on Saturday. Rain-related deaths were reported since yesterday from Guntur, Guntur, Prakasam, Kadapa, Srikakulam, Karimnagar, East Godavari, Mahaboobnagar and Hyderabad. Eleven people, mostly construction workers, were killed when two walls collapsed after heavy rains lashed Pune and its suburbs.
Two couples died after being struck by lightning in Nasik district on Friday evening. Four members of a family were killed in a landslip in Wayanad district, taking the toll in rain-related incidents in Kerala to 10. Two helicopters ferried relief materials to Kurnool town, whose low-lying areas were submerged by flood waters.
An army column with 100 personnel was in Kurnool to assist the civil administration in relief operations. PM offers Central aid to rain hit AP, Assam, KeralaDr. Manmohan Singh has offered Central assistance to Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Assam in the wake of havoc caused by rain and floods there. The assistance was offered when Singh spoke to the Chief Ministers of these states. The Prime Minister also conveyed his condolences and sympathy to those affected by rain and floods in these states.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai and suburbs Heavy rains lashed the city and its suburbs for the second day today, leading to water-logging in various low-lying areas and disrupting traffic. Road, rail and air services were affected due to the first heavy rainfall of this season. Warnings have been issued to fishermen not to venture into the sea along the Maharashtra and Goa coast. Ports have also been told to remain alert and take necessary precaution, they added. The weather office in Colaba in south Mumbai has recorded 279.4 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8.30 am, while the amount of rain in the suburbs was 200.6 mm. Bureau Report
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