As many as 24 people have been reported dead and many others missing due to the floods following incessant rains in Andhra Pradesh. A number of areas in Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur and Nellore districts are inundated. The heavy rains were caused due to a depression over the Bay of Bengal which crossed the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast early on Friday. The Indian Coast Guard, NDRF, SDRF, and fire department teams along with local administration are involved in relief and rescue operations in Nellore district. Over 500 persons were reportedly stranded in over 1,000 houses in the area. The local administration shifted them to relief camps in Nellore.
