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Light showers and thunderstorms connected Sunday evening (May 24, 2026) provided impermanent alleviation to the residents of Vijayawada, arsenic temperatures soared to 44.4°C connected Monday (May 25), making it hard for galore to spell astir their work.
According to the A.P. State Disaster Management Authority, Vijayawada Central and East recorded 44.4°C, Vijayawada North recorded 43.8°C, portion the West recorded 44°C connected Monday. Similar temperatures whitethorn proceed connected Tuesday and Wednesday arsenic well.
Meanwhile, a time aft beardown winds created chaos successful the city, radical had to woody with utmost vigor and powerfulness disruptions. Electricity officials continued to enactment connected fixing damaged poles until precocious evening connected Monday.
According to information, successful the Ramavarappadu conception alone, 17 electrical poles and 4 transformers were damaged, causing wide powerfulness disruptions. Sixty workers were engaged successful repairing the poles. Power disruptions were reported from different parts of the city, too.
The beardown winds besides felled trees and galore branches, blocking the roads successful a fewer areas. According to information from the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), 35 trees, 42 flex boards, 1 board, and 1 LED show instrumentality had fallen successful the metropolis owed to the beardown winds. All of these were cleared by Monday morning, municipal officials said.
