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The weather office also issued a 'Red alert' in five districts — Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack and Dhenkanal — of Odisha

According to a status note released by the state government, 6.44 lakh people in seven districts were affected by the heavy rains and relief camps

Heavy rain persisted for a second day on Monday in the undivided districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, East, and West Godavari, flooding roads and agricultural fields. Overflowing rivulets, streams, lakes, and irrigation tanks submerged low-lying areas, isolating dozens of villages.

Coastal areas including Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, and the Godavari districts have experienced localized flooding due to up to 200 mm of rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that the depression is moving northward, impacting northern Andhra Pradesh and northeastern Telangana. Heavy rainfall is forecasted to continue in the region until September 11.

Notes that the government was collecting data on rainfall for assessment and also clearing the blockades caused by the floods

Issues alert for Eluru, Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR), Parvatipuram Manyam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, West Godavari, East Godavari, NTR and Krishna districts

In Telangana, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao

The Met Department forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on Thursday, and heavy rain in parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh.

According to officials, NTR district, which houses Vijayawada, the most affected, accounted for 24 deaths, followed by Guntur (7) and Palnadu (1)

With the month believed to be auspicious to visit the temple of Lord Shiva, scores of devotees from different parts of the State as well as the adjacent Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh visited the shrine

Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday announced Rs 50 lakh each for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for flood relief

Rights panel says it has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that "over 300 photos and videos were allegedly taken from washroom of a girls' hostel of an engineering college"

Three helicopters from IAF and two from Navy deployed for airdropping food items and for airlifting people stranded in inundated areas

Chief Minister says he will request the Central government to declare the flood in the State as a national calamity

While there is no way to reach Hyderabad even through Khammam, expect a slight possibility via the Piduguralla route

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said departments have been instructed to immediately dispatch necessary equipment

CM Naidu says 9.7 lakh cusecs of flood water was discharged from Prakasam Barrage, recalling that flooding of this magnitude last happened in 1998

The State responded positively and discharges from the Nagarjuna Sagar Project were reduced from 5.73 lakh cusecs to 5.16 lakh cusecs by 8 pm on Sunday.

According to Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner HM Dhyanachandra, five persons died due to landslides at Mogalrajapuram

In order to facilitate passengers with train running information, the South Central Railway has set up Helpline Numbers at important railway stations.