Vehicles move along the Kolkata-Chennai national highway under dark clouds near Guntur Road Circle in Ongole early on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS
Many stations in central and coastal Andhra Pradesh received their first heavy spell of southwest monsoon on Wednesday night, providing relief from dry and humid conditions.NTR district recorded widespread and very heavy rainfall during the 24 hours ending Thursday morning, while the neighbouring districts of Krishna, Guntur, Bapatla also received widespread heavy rainfall.According to information from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), between 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday and the corresponding time period on Thursday, Chandrala in Mylavaram received 123.5 mm (considered very heavy), Kuchinapudi in Bapatla district received 119.25 mm, Vijayawada North in NTR district recorded 102 mm, Tadepalli in Guntur district (82 mm), Gudivada in Krishna district (76.25 mm), Garikipalem in Srikakulam district (72.5 mm), SRM University area in Guntur district (63.25 mm), among others.
Vehicles wade through inundated roads after heavy rain lashed Vijayawada on Thursday. Waterlogging was reported at major junctions and thoroughfares, including PNB Bus Stand area, Bandar Road, and Eluru Road.
