Heavy floods are rampant due to heavy rains in several parts of Andhra Pradesh. In this background, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued another cyclone warning for the state.
The IMD said that another low pressure is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal on Sept. 6 and 7. The low pressure is likely to develop into a severe cyclone and cross the coastal area between North Andhra and Odisha.
The city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh is still completely stuck in a water blockade due to heavy rains, and the death toll in the city has reached 9.
Since Sunday, the maximum city is without electricity, and people are suffering as cell phone signals are not working. More than 3 lakh people are affected, and NDRF teams reached in Vijayawada to participate in relief operations.
Amid the heavy rains, the Paleru bridge has collapsed near Garikapadu in the Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh. The traffic has already come to a standstill due to flood water flowing on the highway near Aithavaram and Kodada Ramapuram Crossroad.
The collapse of Paleru Bridge has completely stopped the traffic between Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada and Telangana’s Hyderabad.