According to the APSDMA, a total of 424 villages in 42 mandals of Alluri Sitaramaraju, East Godavari, Eluru, Kakinada, Konaseema and West Godavari districts will be impacted if the water level reaches 10 lakh cusecs in Dowleswaram Barrage.
The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has received two distress calls pertaining to the Odisha train accident, out of which the whereabouts of one person were traced while police are on the lookout for another
The Visakhapatnam Met department has predicted heavy-to-heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh for the next three days. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in isolated places of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. According to the weather report, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds with a speed of 40-50 kmph are likely at several places in coastal
Celltick, a provider of cell broadcast-based products and public warning systems, has announced that the telecom operator Vi (Vodafone-Idea) is the first operator in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh to support its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) that is being deployed for the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA).