Hyderabad: Unprecedented rainfall and floods in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the past three days have killed 35 people and affected over 45 lakh people. The battered roads and rail tracks, submerged thousands of acres of crops and left people scrambling for essentials. In the wake of the Meteorological Department issuing a warning that the district may receive heavy to very heavy rains.
Sixteen people were killed in rain-related incidents in Telangana and 19 in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, as continuous downpour since Saturday caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal disrupted normal life in the two southern states.
The Revanth Reddy government in Telangana has put the damage at ₹5,000 crore as per preliminary estimates and sought an immediate assistance of ₹2,000 crore from the Centre. State information technology and industries minister D Sridhar Babu told reporters that the actual extent of damage was being estimated and the government would soon come out with full details.
Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu has declared holidays for all the educational institutions, including private ones in the district on Tuesday. In a statement issued here on Monday, the Collector said the educational institutions had been asked to declare a holiday so that children do not face difficulties due to heavy rain.
Meanwhile, officials have warned people not to come out unless it is an emergency in the backdrop of heavy rains. The people of the hinterland were advised to be vigilant and inform the authorities in the event of an emergency.
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