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Andhra Pradesh: Landslide Hits Vijayawada, 1 Dead, 4 Injured

Heavy rainfall disrupted life in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, causing significant damage and leading to a landslide in Vijayawada. The incident resulted in one fatality, with four others injured.

Landslide Hits Vijayawada
Landslide Hits Vijayawada

Heavy rainfall disrupted life in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, causing significant damage and leading to a landslide in Vijayawada. The incident resulted in one fatality, with four others injured. Authorities promptly initiated a rescue operation upon receiving information, and the injured individuals were taken to a hospital for treatment. Several people are feared trapped under the debris of a house damaged by the landslide.

The district administration declared a holiday for schools on Saturday in response to the heavy rain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall across various parts of Andhra Pradesh, with a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal intensifying into a depression.

A Met Department official stated, “Continuous light to moderate rains would prevail. Heavy to very heavy rains are most likely today over many districts of Andhra Pradesh.” The well-marked low-pressure area over the west-central and adjacent northwest Bay of Bengal off the coast of north Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha had moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a depression by 5:30 am on Saturday.

Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director R Kurmanadh indicated that parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh are expected to receive heavy rainfall. In light of the heavy rainfall warning, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu ordered all departments to remain on high alert.

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