Vijayawada: Over 40% of Vijayawada city has been inundated by one of the worst floods to have hit the state in the last two decades. The two rivers surrounding the city, Krishna and Budameru, have breached their banks, leaving even areas that never got affected by flooding submerged and affecting over 2.76 lakh people in NTR district.
Torrential rains triggered by a low pressure system have battered the city and other parts of the state for the last four days, causing severe hardship to people and crippling the administration of the affected districts.
By Sunday evening, the swelling Budameru river had deluged 16 divisions of Vijayawada, including Bhavanipuram, Ibrahimpatnam, Ramalingeswara Nagar, and Yanamalakuduru. The situation further worsened when the surging Krishna spilled over and inundated some other areas of the city, including Bhavanipuram and Kummaripalem.
In Bhavanipuram, local fishermen used their boats to rescue elderly residents, and also helped in supplying provisions to residents of HB Colony who have been marooned for the last three days. Several areas in Ibrahimpatnam, Ramalingeswara Nagar, Yanamalakuduru, and six island villages below Prakasam barrage were almost entirely submerged. The district administration has set up nearly 70 flood relief camps for the displaced residents.
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