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17 dead as cyclone Laila leaves a trail of devastation
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Hyderabad, May 21 (PTI) At least 17 people were killed
and three others were missing as cyclone Laila left a trail of
devastation in coastal areas of India's southern state of
Andhra Pradesh damaging road networks and destroying crops.
State Disaster Management Commissioner T Radha told
PTI that seven people were killed in Krishna district,
including five in a wall collapse in Vijayawada city, while
four persons lost their lives in Nellore, three in Guntur, two
in East Godavari and one in Prakasam district.
Two persons were missing in Krishna district and one
in East Godavari since yesterday when the cyclone made the
landfall in Macchalipatnam area, he said.
Giving details, he said five members of a family were
buried alive under a wall that collapsed on their hut at
Chittinagar in Vijayawada this morning.There was also a
landslip in the area but no one was killed.
Official sources here said crops suffered extensive
damage while road network remained badly battered due to heavy
rains caused by the cyclonic storm.
The storm was heading towards Orissa this morning
from Vizianagaram in north coastal Andhra.
Many colonies in Ongole town in Prakasam district --
which bore the brunt of Laila -- remained marooned due to a
constant downpour in the last two days.
Over 300 Army personnel, besides teams of National
Disaster Response Force, have been rushed to Ongole for rescue
and relief operations.
Chief Minister K Rosaiah, who planned to undertake an
aerial survey in Prakasam district, put off his journey due to
bad weather, the sources said.
Rosaiah is now reviewing the situation with his
Cabinet colleagues and top officials in the state secretariat,
they said. PTI DBV
DDC
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Hyderabad, May 21 (PTI) At least 17 people were killed
and three others were missing as cyclone Laila left a trail of
devastation in coastal areas of India's southern state of
Andhra Pradesh damaging road networks and destroying crops.
State Disaster Management Commissioner T Radha told
PTI that seven people were killed in Krishna district,
including five in a wall collapse in Vijayawada city, while
four persons lost their lives in Nellore, three in Guntur, two
in East Godavari and one in Prakasam district.
Two persons were missing in Krishna district and one
in East Godavari since yesterday when the cyclone made the
landfall in Macchalipatnam area, he said.
Giving details, he said five members of a family were
buried alive under a wall that collapsed on their hut at
Chittinagar in Vijayawada this morning.There was also a
landslip in the area but no one was killed.
Official sources here said crops suffered extensive
damage while road network remained badly battered due to heavy
rains caused by the cyclonic storm.
The storm was heading towards Orissa this morning
from Vizianagaram in north coastal Andhra.
Many colonies in Ongole town in Prakasam district --
which bore the brunt of Laila -- remained marooned due to a
constant downpour in the last two days.
Over 300 Army personnel, besides teams of National
Disaster Response Force, have been rushed to Ongole for rescue
and relief operations.
Chief Minister K Rosaiah, who planned to undertake an
aerial survey in Prakasam district, put off his journey due to
bad weather, the sources said.
Rosaiah is now reviewing the situation with his
Cabinet colleagues and top officials in the state secretariat,
they said. PTI DBV
DDC
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