India Rains: Andhra floods toll rises to 12 as people remain stranded and highways closed

Floods bring AP to its knees, death toll climbs to 33

In Andhra Pradesh, hundreds of vehicles and people were stranded, traffic was either closed or suspended in arterial highways and over 100 trains cancelled snapping rail-road link between southern and other parts of the country on Sunday as the Penna river in spate caused heavy destruction.

The death toll in rain-related incidents in different districts of Andhra Pradesh touched 33 as more bodies were retrieved from the flooded streams and at least 12 people were reported missing. (PTI)

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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that all ministers of his government would travel torainbattered districts in the state and oversee relief work there.

He said a survey is on to estimate the damage and the compensation will be announced at the earliest.

"Several Ministers are in therainaffected districts as this was unseasonalrain. Some Ministers, who couldn't do so earlier, will also go. All Ministers will go to their districts," Bommai said.

(PTI)

solated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 24th & 25th November.

Main rail, road routes cut off in Andhra Pradesh due to heavy flood

The main rail and road routes in Andhra Pradesh, connecting the south and east, remained cut off as the Penna river in spate caused heavy destruction on Sunday.

The Chennai-Kolkata National Highway-16 had to be closed down for traffic in SPS Nellore district following a heavy breach of road at Padugupadu.

At least 17 Express trains were cancelled on the Chennai-Vijayawada grand trunk route as the flood overflowed on the railway track at Padugupadu.

(PTI)

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Excess water being released from the KRP dam after heavy rains in Krishnagiri district on Saturday. Credit: PTI Photo

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Aerial view of flood-affected areas in Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh, following incessant rain

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