Overview
- IMD says the system is now a deep depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana, tracking north toward south Chhattisgarh and expected to weaken further.
- Telangana is under a red alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rain with gusty winds, with additional warnings spanning parts of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh through the next two days.
- Andhra Pradesh sheltered about 76,000 people in relief camps; officials confirmed two deaths, though some later media reports cited three across the affected region.
- Preliminary damage in Andhra Pradesh includes 38,000 hectares of standing crops and 1.38 lakh hectares of horticulture harmed, with other reports estimating more than 1.5 lakh acres affected overall.
- Transport and power were hit widely, with roughly 160 trains and dozens of flights canceled or diverted, while Odisha reported landslides and road damage as restoration and assessments continue.