Andhra Pradesh receives heavy rainfall as depression in Bay of Bengal intensifies

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday crossed the north coast close to Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, which brought heavy rainfall and wind in several districts.

The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said that the deep depression crossed the coast between 6.30 pm to 7.30 am. 

Rainfall ranging from 11.5 cm to 24 cm was recorded in more than 100 places in the state, primarily in East Godavari, West Godavari, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Krishna districts, the SDMA said.

15 people were rescued after a cargo vessel from Bangladesh, which lay anchored in the sea, was swept close to the Tenneti Park beach in Visakhapatnam city due to the heavy wind that accompanied the storm.

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One person died while three others were rescued after their car was swept away in water in Visakhapatnam’s Narsipatnam due to the heavy wind that accompanied the storm.

While roads in Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and Krishna district remained battered, power distribution network also suffered damages.

Agriculture and horticulture crops in hundreds of acres in the two Godavari districts were inundated due to the deluge.

The downpour also left hundreds of houses in many districts flooded.

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Small rivers like Tandava, Sarada, Gostani, several rivulets and streams in these districts were overflowing due to the unabated rainfall for the last two days, sources in the SDMA said.

The effect of the deep depression was also seen in the neighbouring states including West Bengal, Odisha and Telangana.