Visakhapatnam clears most fallen trees as flood warnings issued
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has removed 102 of 112 fallen trees and reported 12 kilometres of damaged roads, while officials issued the first flood warning for the Nagavali and Vamsadhara rivers.
Relief and restoration work has intensified in Visakhapatnam, where the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has cleared 102 of 112 fallen trees, according to The Hindu. The civic body also identified damage to 12 kilometres of roads. The supplied material does not specify the cause of the damage, the number of people affected or the locations of the cleared trees.
Home Minister Anitha directed officials to coordinate with neighbouring Odisha over flood flows. The instruction came as the first flood warning was issued for the Nagavali and Vamsadhara rivers. The available report does not provide river levels, rainfall measurements, evacuation details or information about casualties.
It also does not say whether further warnings or closures were expected. The figures indicate that municipal clearance operations were continuing while authorities monitored possible cross-border flood flows. Further details about relief distribution and damage assessment were not supplied.
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