Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 12:37 am Floods in
Andhra Pradesh
Floods in Andhra Pradesh, At least 130 people have been
killed in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in heavy rain since
Wednesday and army boats and air force helicopters on Friday began to rescue
hundreds of people marooned at several places.
One hundred and four people have died in six north Karnataka districts and
26 in Andhra Pradesh in the torrential rain caused by a deep
depression in the
Bay of Bengal.
Hundreds of people in the two states were trapped in flood waters and were
waiting on rooftops and higher places to be rescued. Thousands more have been
rendered homeless.
In Karnataka, the maximum number of 29 deaths were reported from Bijapur.
`Ovger 40,000 houses have been damaged,` a spokesperson for the Karnataka
revenue ministry said.
He said five helicopters and 40 boats have been deployed for rescue and
relief operartions. Over 85 relief centres have been set up, he added.
In Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said the flood situation was
grim and army personnel have been deployed for rescue operations.
Six helicopters have been pressed into service to rescue people. While four
helicopters are being used to airlift the flood-hit in
Kurnool district, two choppers were deployed
in Mahabubnagar district. A helicopter rescued 15 people in the famous pilgrim
town of
Mantralayam.
