Overview
- Heavy to very heavy rain is hitting South Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, with IMD warnings of flash floods in Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Kurnool and Yanam.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed conditions from the UAE and ordered NDRF and SDRF deployments, evacuations from low-lying areas, and tight inter-department coordination.
- District control rooms are operational, with directives for sandbagging along vulnerable embankments and reinforcement of weak canal and pond banks.
- Health and municipal officials prepared medical camps, drainage and sanitation measures, and round-the-clock helplines to reduce risk to residents.
- APSDMA reported the inland system moving northwest and weakening, yet widespread rain is likely for the next four to five days, with coastal winds of 30–50 kmph and advisories keeping fishermen off the sea.