An APSRTC bus carrying 14 passengers and crew from Thimmanayinapeta to Koilakuntla got stuck in the floods on the Paleru canal bridge in Sanjamala on Thursday. The water rose to a depth of four feet, causing a harrowing situation for the passengers. Locals intervened and rescued them.
Kurnool and Nandyal districts experienced heavy downpours late on Wednesday due to the sway of an active monsoon system, leading to massive flooding of several areas. The Bethamcherla and Sanjamala mandals were among the worst affected, receiving around 10 cm of rainfall. Other areas like Panyam recorded 6.
6 cm, Bandi Atmakur 6.5 cm, Dhone 5 cm and Gospadu 4 cm of precipitation. In Kurnool, the Orvakal area received 6.
7 cm of rainfall while Veldurthy, Kowthalam and Kurnool urban areas recorded 4.7 cm, 3.8 cm and 1.
2 cm respectively on Wednesday night. The villages of Brahmana Kotkur, Allur, Vaddemanu and Bollavaram in Nandikotkur mandal bore the brunt of the. Local streams and rivulets in Vaddemanu village overflowed, inundating nearby areas.
Banaganapalle and adjoining areas in Nandyal district also experienced heavy rainfall until Thursday morning. The Kovelakuntla, Sanjamala, Owk and Kolimigundla mandals were also affected by the downpour. The Kovelakuntla and Sanjamala mandals were particularly hard hit, with the swollen Paleru stream overflowing its banks.
Meanwhile, Tirupati was thrown into chaos on Thursday after a brief but intense downpour caused flooding and traffic disruptions. The sh.
