PM assures all help…
On Sunday, at least 27 people were killed as heavy rain badly affected Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the second consecutive day, causing flooding and waterlogging in several areas.
Road and rail traffic are also affected.
National and state disaster response forces have evacuated thousands of people from flooded areas to relief camps.
More than 100 trains have been canceled so far, while several others have been diverted due to heavy rains and waterlogging over tracks at multiple locations.
On Sunday, PM Narendra Modi spoke to Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy and assured them of all possible help from the Centre.
The weather department issued a red alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rain in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Kamareddy and Mahabubnagar districts of Telangana for today.
Due to heavy rain, Hyderabad declared a holiday for schools on Monday.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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