Unseasonal rains kill 25 people, injures 12, damages crops

As many as 25 people were killed and 12 others injured due to unseasonal rains that hit Andhra Pradesh in the last three days.

The deaths occurred in the districts of West Godavari, East Godavari, Krishna, Visakhapatnam, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Adilabad and others due to rain-related incidents like thunderbolts and wall collapses, AP Disaster Management Commissioner T Radha said today.

He said 12 people were injured in Warangal, Khammam and Krishna districts.

Rains damaged paddy, maize, jowar, groundnut in 46,290 hectares and horticulture crops like mango, vegetables, chillies, banana, watermelon, musk melon, and betelvine in 24,128 hectares, while 1133 houses were damaged.
 

Livestock also suffered injuries and an assessment of the damage is in progress, the official said.

In its forecast for the next three days, the meteorology department said rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Andhra Pradesh.