Heavy rain lashes state

Hyderabad, July 31: Heavy rain occurred in many places in coastal Andhra and Telangana and isolated rain in Rayalaseema on Saturday. The rain created havoc in Vijayawada, Guntur, Kaikaluru, Tuni, Karimnagar and Nandayal.

Met department said that an upper air circulation, which formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast, has intensified and is likely to grow into low-pressure. “Under its influence, heavy rainfall is expected in many places across the state in the next two days,”the officials said.
The rainfall recorded on Saturday is as follows: Avanigadda (9 cm), Piduguralla (9 cm), Tadepalligudem (8 cm), Polavaram (8 cm), Tuni (6 cm), Vijayawada (4 cm).

—Agencies