<p>For the second consecutive day Saturday, rains lashed parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh under the impact of cyclone Thane which hit the Tamil Nadu coast near Cuddalore Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Though the cyclone spared the Andhra coast and weakened into a low pressure area, the rains under its impact damaged crops in some districts.<br /><br />Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Krishna, Prakasam and Guntur districts were receiving rains since midnight, officials said.<br /><br />Officials said the rains damaged paddy, groundnut and mirch (chili) crops and salt farms, adding to the woes of farmers. <br /><br />Salt farms over a large area in Bhavanapadu of Srikakulam district were damaged by the rains. The paddy crops were also inundated in the district.<br /><br />In Prakasam district, there were reports of damage to chili and groundnut crops.The downpour inundated roads and affected the normal life in many parts of Visakhapatnam.<br /><br />Parts of Rayalaseema region were also receiving rains, the skies were cloudy in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, considerably bringing down the day temperature.<br /><br />The Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has forecast rains in coastal Andhra for next 48 hours under the impact of a low pressure area over north Kerala and its neighbourhood.</p>
<p>For the second consecutive day Saturday, rains lashed parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh under the impact of cyclone Thane which hit the Tamil Nadu coast near Cuddalore Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Though the cyclone spared the Andhra coast and weakened into a low pressure area, the rains under its impact damaged crops in some districts.<br /><br />Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Krishna, Prakasam and Guntur districts were receiving rains since midnight, officials said.<br /><br />Officials said the rains damaged paddy, groundnut and mirch (chili) crops and salt farms, adding to the woes of farmers. <br /><br />Salt farms over a large area in Bhavanapadu of Srikakulam district were damaged by the rains. The paddy crops were also inundated in the district.<br /><br />In Prakasam district, there were reports of damage to chili and groundnut crops.The downpour inundated roads and affected the normal life in many parts of Visakhapatnam.<br /><br />Parts of Rayalaseema region were also receiving rains, the skies were cloudy in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, considerably bringing down the day temperature.<br /><br />The Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has forecast rains in coastal Andhra for next 48 hours under the impact of a low pressure area over north Kerala and its neighbourhood.</p>