Toll in rain-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh increased to at least 13 on Saturday even as several people were still reported missing in massive floods that hit Kadappa and Chittoor districts.
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Atleast four people were killed in a house collapse incident in Kadiri town in Anantapuramu district. Officials who took up a rescue operation fear there could be some others trapped under the debris. Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted an aerial survey in Kadapa, Anatapuramu and Chittoor districts to assess the damage.
The government announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those killed. Nellore district is also bearing the brunt as a record flood in Pennar river left many villages marooned on Saturday.
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Thousands of people have been shifted to relief camps in SPS Nellore district from the flood-hit areas, official sources said.
Teams of NDRF and SDRF have been deployed in the districts for rescue and relief operations.
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