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Heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, lashed Vijayawada each done the nighttime connected Wednesday (June 10, 2026) leaving the large roads water-logged.
According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Gunadala country received 102 mm of rain, followed by Nunna (90.25 mm), Vijayawada East (88.25 mm), K.L. Rao Park country (69.25 mm) betwixt 8.30 a.m. connected Wednesday and the corresponding clip play connected Thursday.
According to immoderate accounts, astir of it was recorded betwixt 4 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Low-lying areas successful the city, and NTR Circle, Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Collectorate premises, mango marketplace way were nether a expanse of h2o by Thursday morning. Municipal authorities sprang into action. They said that 75% of the water-logging had been cleared by 11 a.m.
Thunderstorms and gale near a banana plantation damaged, astatine Tadigadapa successful Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri
Taking banal of the situation, NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha directed the officials to stay alert and instrumentality precautionary measures successful accordance with the guidelines issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA). Agricultural officials person been told to guarantee that farmers person each enactment to cheque harvest damage.
The Collector advised the nationalist to debar taking structure nether trees oregon adjacent electrical poles during the rain. He urged the citizens to question the assistance of officials oregon attack the Command Control country by dialling 9154970454.
