CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have prompted the South Central Railways to cancel 140 trains and divert 97 services on Sunday. Both states have been witnessing heavy showers for the last two days, resulting in severe flooding and waterlogging.

The cancellations and diversion resulted in over 6,000 people getting stranded at Rayanapadu, Kondapalli, Tenali, Vijayawada, Nidubrolu and Bapatla railway stations. They were provided with breakfast and drinking water on Sunday.

Several passengers were transported via buses from Rayanapaud to Vijayawada and Kondapalli to Vijayawada. As many as 84 buses were arranged. The Railways also set up helpline numbers to ensure the safety and convenience of people. The helpline numbers are; Hyderabad-27781500, Warangal-2782751, Kazipet-27782660 and Khamman-2782885.

Rivers breach banks

The flood situation continues in Vijayawada as many regions continue to be submerged on Monday morning. A rivulet on the outskirts of Vijayawada, Budameru, breached the banks on Sunday leaving many areas such as Ajit Singh Nagar, Swathi Theatre area, Police Nagar area and west and central constituencies submerged.

Besides Vijayawada, Guntur cities have also been affected. “Vijayawada-Guntur national highway at Kaza and Vijayawada-Hyderabad national highway at Jaggaiahpeta were totally marooned,” Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said at a press conference at the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) in Tadepalli on Sunday.

The NH 65 at Chillakallu and Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh is inundated and the Paleru River is overflowing on the road at Nayakinigudem on the way from Suryapet to Khammam in Telangana, officials said.

Over 17,000 rain-affected people were evacuated to 107 relief camps while over 1.1 lakh hectares of agricultural fields and 7,360 hectares of horticultural fields were damaged. Officials figures from Andhra Pradesh said 10 people died in the floods while over nine people died in Telangana.