• Death toll rises to 28 as heaviest rains in 50 years batter Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

    At least 28 fatalities have been reported across the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, India, due to very heavy rains that have been battering the states since August 30, 2024. Floods and other rain-related incidents have claimed 16 lives in Telangana and 12 in Andhra Pradesh so far. 31 238 people have been evacuated and 450 000 people have been affected due to the downpours across both the states, rescue and relief operations are underway.

  • Tropical Cyclone “Michaung” makes landfall in Andhra Pradesh, India

    After wreaking havoc in Chennai with torrential rains, Tropical Cyclone “Michaung” made landfall in Andhra Pradesh’s Bapatla on December 5, 2023. The cyclone, the first to hit the state’s coast since 2021, has caused significant disruptions, including eight fatalities in Chennai. Authorities are conducting rescue operations amid continued heavy rainfall in the region.

  • Intense heatwave claims at least 111 lives, India

    At least 111 people died of heatstroke over the past 42 days in Indian states of Andhra Pradesh (45) and Telangana (66). Temperatures ranged from 43 – 46 °C (109.4 – 114.8 °F) in more than 360 measuring stations across Andhra Pradesh. The hottest was…

  • Fire erupting from cracks in the ground, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Panic is spreading among people in Marrikunta Thanda of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh after flames started erupting from newly formed earth cracks on October 13, 2018. Cracks in the ground were seen up to a depth of about 200 m (656 feet), a local news portal…