4 states hit by rain: 57 killed in Andhra and Karnataka, 1366 villages engulfed in floods; Crops of 1.5 lakh farmers destroyed

Unseasonal rains have wreaked havoc in 4 states of South India. Active North-East Monsoon over Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala has created flood situation in many districts. According to the Meteorological Department (IMD), there may be heavy rain in these states for the next 5 days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on November 24 and 25. After 30 years in Andhra Pradesh, the situation has become so bad.

23 villages in Andhra submerged in floods
So far 33 people have lost their lives in Andhra. A section of National Highway-16 has been damaged due to floods in the Penna river, blocking traffic. This highway connects Chennai to Kolkata. More than 100 trains had to be canceled due to the rail route being affected. 1.366 villages in Chittoor, Cuddapah, Nellore and Anantapur districts have been engulfed in floods. 23 have drowned. 36,279 people have been affected.

Boat on the roads in Tamil Nadu
In Karnataka, the northern area of ​​Bengaluru received heavy rain on Sunday night. Due to this many areas were flooded. Yelahanka, a suburb of Bengaluru, has received 134 mm of rain in 24 hours. In Karnataka, 3.43 lakh hectares of crops have been affected by the rains. The crops of 1.5 lakh farmers have been ruined. Tamil Nadu has received 68% more rainfall than normal this time. Flood-like situation prevailed in many parts of Manali, a suburb of Chennai. There are boats on the roads here. Huge amount of water is being released from Mettur Dam in Salem. This dam meets the water requirement of the districts located in the Cauvery delta region. The Thenpennai river in Villupuram and Palar in Kancheepuram are in spate.

It rained overnight in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. The wall of the lake in the suburb of Yelahanka broke down and flood waters entered the colonies.

Water flooded the premises of Jalakandeshwara temple complex in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore following heavy rains. The pilgrims coming here had to face a lot of trouble.

Water overflowed in Alasandra Lake in Yelahanka, Bengaluru and entered Kendriya Vihar Apartments. This water drowned the wheels of the vehicles.

After overnight rain in Bangalore, the streets were flooded till waist in the morning. After this people had to take help of tractor trolley to get them out of the colonies.

The bike riders had to face the most problems after the water was flooded on the roads of Yelahanka. After filling water in the silencers of many bikes, the drivers were seen pushing the vehicle.

In view of the flood-rain situation in Yelahanka, SDRF carried out rescue operation in the colonies around Alasandra Lake and took people to a safer place.

The situation is worse in many colonies of Bangalore, where people are trapped in the upper floors of big buildings. SDRF is running a campaign to evacuate such people.

To rescue the people trapped in the flood, the SDRF personnel reached the houses of the people and took them in their boats and took them to a safe place.

SDRF personnel engaged in the rescue work had to face difficulty in evacuating people from the buildings built in the narrow streets.

Police personnel along with SDRF were also seen doing rescue work in Bengaluru. He rescued many people from colonies submerged in rain water.

The drains also got choked due to the sudden coming of the lake water on the roads. Many people were also injured after falling into the water due to the absence of potholes on the road.

People traveling from Bangalore and going elsewhere were also very upset. He had to reach the railway station and bus station after getting drenched in knee-deep water.

The shop was flooded after heavy rains in Chennai. The shopkeepers had to struggle throughout the day to get the flood water out.

Volunteers distributed packaged food among the flood affected people of Kendriya Vihar to help the people affected by the rains.