During the cyclone-induced rains, around 200 workers were caught in floodwater inside a tunnel at Veligonda Project near Kotturu village in Peddadornala mandal of Prakasam district on Tuesday. The project officials have rescued them within few hours.

According to the sources, the heavy inflows of floodwater from the surrounding areas have entered into the tunnel where the workers were involved in lining work. The workers were stuck amid floodwater in the tunnel underground.