Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on Monday under the influence of deep depression and active North East monsoon leaving agricultural fields in some districts submerged under water and disrupting traffic on several stretches.
Met authorities said moderate to rather heavy rains and thundershowers would occur at many places over Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday, Kavali recorded 10 cm rainfall and Tada received 9 cm in Nellore district, Jammalamadugu in Kadapa and Tadipatri in Anantapur recorded 7 cm rainfall.
They said maximum and minimum temperatures markedly fell at many places in Coastal and Rayalaseema regions. The maximum temperature in Ongole, Vijayawada and Tirupati was recorded at 28, 28 and 29 degree Celsius respectively with a decline of four degrees from the normal temperature. Similarly, the minimum temperature in Machilipatnam, Rentachintala and Kadapa was recorded at 22, 21 and 21 degree Celsius respectively with a decline of two degree from the normal temperature.
Intermittent rain in several places across the State since Sunday disrupted power supply and threw normal life out of gear. A few lakes and rivulets were overflowing disrupting traffic movement on key roads.
Two washed away
In Guntur district, a woman, Anuradha (55) drowned in the floodwaters at Edduvagu rivulet at Madugula village in Guntur district, while her sister Mekala Radha (45) is feared to have been washed away.
In Prakasam district, Irrigation Department officials let out up to 35,000 cusecs of water from the Obul Reddy Gundlakamma reservoir into the Bay of Bengal. Vehicular traffic between Ongole and Chirala on the East coast highway was suspended as a precautionary measure after the Maddiralapadu causeway was submerged by flood waters.
In Krishna district, a few low lying areas in Nuzvid, Gudivada, Tiruvur, Jaggaiahpet and others were inundated. Paddy and groundnut fields in Anantapur district were covered under sheets of water. The Madakasira tank, on the outskirts of the Madakasira town, overflowed blocking the road connectivity to Gundamala and surrounding villages of Madakasira mandal.
Met authorities forecast more rain in the next 48 hours