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Thousands of people displaced by floods in Andhra Pradesh | |
Floods have displaced hundreds of people
in Andhra Pradesh. Over 100 villages in Krishna District are facing the threat
of being submerged by the floodwater. The Prakasam Barrage built across the Krishna
River, near Vijaywada, is in danger of being over flooded as it receiving thousand
cusecs of water from the Nagarjuna Sagar and the Srisailam dams. Excess water
is being released from the barrage as fears of inundation of villages in Krishna
District looms large. The district administration has already pressed the alarm
button in villages along the riverbed and also evacuated thousands of people to
safer areas. Fvacuated people have been temporarily put up in a school in Ibrahimpattnam
village near Vijaywada. People, however are complaining that there are no basic
amenities like food and water. They have accused the district administration of
negligence. The flood situation in other parts of Andhra Pradesh continues to
be grim with Kurnool town facing the possibility of complete submergence. The
temple town of Mantralayam in Kurnool District remains under water while waters
from the Kondu River are threaten another town Nandyal, which is about 100 km
from Kurnool. |
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