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Floods in Andhra claim 24 lives so far; roads and rail lines damaged

The floods due to overflowing Somasila reservoir damaged the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway-16 in Nellore district

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Residents wade through a flooded area in Nellore. Pic/PTI

Residents wade through a flooded area in Nellore. Pic/PTI

Several trains were cancelled or diverted while hundreds of vehicles were stranded on Sunday as the main road and rail routes in Andhra Pradesh remained cut off due to floods. The movement of trains came to a standstill as the railway tracks were submerged in Nellore district, one of the four districts hit by floods.

The floods due to overflowing Somasila reservoir damaged the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway-16 in Nellore district. 

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