10 persons feared killed in cyclone

About  ten people have been killed due to collapse of sheds or after being struck by lightning in different  parts  of Andhra  Pradesh on Wedneday. The  Laila  Cyclone  which played havoc with the  villages in the Coastal Andhra  uprooted many trees  and razed many  electric poles to the  ground in all the   coastal  districts of Andhra   Pradesh.

Confirmed reports say that  120  fishermen who  went for  fishing  in 60 boats  in Nellore district  are  reported to be missing  on Wednesday. It  is  believed that  the  missing fishermen were  caught  up in the islands of Chinna Mangodu and Ped Mongudu  islands  in Bay of  Bengal. The  District   Collector of Nellore sought  the  help of Coast Guard personnel in  rescuing these  fishermen.

Meanwhile the  temple town of Tiupati in Chittoor district   and  Anantapur district in  Rayalaseema  region  also experienced heavy rains  under the  influence of  Laila  Cyclone.

Roads  were inundated  with  water  as there was a continuous downpour. Electric wires snapped at several places and fell on roads causing traffic disruption.

In Anantapur district, 150 electric poles were razed to the ground   causing extensive disruption of power supply in villages in Atmakur Mandal.