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Andhra Pradesh Floods : Six Districts On High Alert:- Due to Godavari floods nearly 100 villages are merged in the flood water in Andhra Pradesh. The villagers vacated their homes and shifted to safer places on Thursday night. Four-feet-deep water flooded the villages. Kunavaram mandal, Tekulabor and Vaddigudem contacts were completely lost, these three villages were the worst hit by the flood water.
Kunavaram mandal has 30 villages in it. Kukkunuru and Velerupadu of Eluru district have lost road connectivity due to the flooding. People are shifted to higher ground places like hillocks and spent nights with gripping fear of flood. They were even worried about snakes and poisonous insects.
Eluru collector has visited the sites and inspected the drinking water facilities. The situation is expected to be worse because of the continuous rains in Maharashtra and Telangana. The collector is looking after providing necessary commodities to the victims. They also provided torch lights and candles. Health officials are looking after the medical emergencies and got necessary medicines and injections for emergency treatments, like snake bites.
Six districts in Andhra Pradesh are on high alert. The lower inflow area people are asked to be shifted to safer places and to the relief camps. In Godavari districts, all passenger boats and barges were also suspended.
