Threat of flood looms as rains wreak havoc

Two persons reportedly lost their lives in floods as heavy rains continued to lash the state for the third day, filling up reservoirs and irrigation tanks, submerging agricultural fields and inundating low-lying areas.

Mahbula, an agricultural labourer of Dachepalli of Guntur, was washed away by swirling waters of Vattulavagu. Her brother, Shaik Saida, went missing. They were returning home from fields when Mahbula fell into the stream and her brother tried to rescue her.

In Vizag, rains brought down the 60-ft statue of YSR. The base supporting a huge statue of Lord Ganesha also caved in. Standing at 81 ft, the idol of Ganesha is said to be the tallest in the world.