Thunderstorms likely in parts of A.P.; heatwave conditions to continue

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning successful respective parts of the State connected Monday and Tuesday, adjacent arsenic heatwave conditions are expected to persist crossed galore districts.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain said connected Sunday that a trough extending from Karnataka to the Coastal Andhra portion is apt to trigger airy to mean rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning successful parts of Alluri Sitharama Raju, Polavaram, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai and YSR Kadapa districts. Isolated places successful different districts are besides apt to person airy rainfall with lightning.

Mr. Jain advised radical not to instrumentality structure nether trees, electrical poles oregon hoardings during thunderstorms. Farmers and cattle rearers person been urged to stay vigilant and determination to safer locations astatine the archetypal motion of thunder oregon acheronian clouds. People person besides been cautioned against going adjacent fallen electrical wires.

The APSDMA has advised people, peculiarly elder citizens, large women and nursing mothers, to instrumentality precautions against utmost heat. Residents person been urged to debar unnecessary vulnerability to the sun, enactment hydrated by consuming water, buttermilk, citrus h2o and coconut water, and workout further caution if they endure from bosom disease, diabetes oregon precocious humor pressure.