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Andhra: 18 lakh people, 400 villages affected
NDTV Correspondent, Monday October 5, 2009, Hyderabad

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In Andhra Pradesh, at least 37 people have died in the floods, and lakhs are in relief camps across the state.

The death toll is expected to be higher as the administration currently doesn't have spare officials to count the dead. Thousands are reported missing, lakhs are still stranded.

Kurnool, Mahbubnagar, Krishna and Guntur are the worst affected districts. Overall, at least 18 lakh people in nearly 400 villages of Andhra Pradesh have been affected by the floods. 180 villages in Kurnool, 89 in Mahbubnagar, 100 in Guntur and 22 in Nalgonda are in bad shape due to the flood waters.

550 army men, 6 choppers, 1000 swimmers and 254 boats are involved in the relief work.
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Posted by santosh on Oct 06, 2009
with these experiences, at least from now onwards all the river banks should be repaired timely to avoid the flooding of all vulnerable villages and towns in states like Andhra ,Bihar,karnataka,orissa.
Posted by BHARATH REDDY on Oct 05, 2009
Why did the weather and meterorology dept not anticipate,predict and prepare the people in advance? With all the satellites India has and other countries have, how come no warnings and preparations were made? I also heard of people who , instead of using their common sense, continued on their way to Mantralaya in spite of rains ! If they had used thier heads and turned back due to the rains, they would not have landed in the mess. The loss of top soil to farmers is devastating and agriculture will take years and years to recover, if at all it recovers. It is such an avoidable tragedy if the goverment had a more scientific approach to the weather.
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