Eight hundred missing and five lakh evacuated
Posted by SRINU GUNTURU | | Posted On Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Revenue Minister D Prasada Rao said on Saturday 800 people are missing and over 5 lakh people have been evacuated since massive floods inundated parts of Andhra Pradesh.Though the number of deaths due to the floods is 16, the toll is likely to increase further.About 105 relief camps have been started in the districts of Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar, Krishna, Guntur and Nalgonda to help those affected by the floods, Rao said.Though the water level in the three worst-hit districts of Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar and Krishna has receded slightly, there is a need to stay on alert, he said.Rescue personnel evacuated 1.5 lakh people in Kurnool district, 1.34 lakh people in Mahaboobnagar district, 15,000 people in Krishna district and 5,000 flood victims in Guntur district.
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