First update and pictures from Andhra Pradesh floods

Mr Suneel Kumar.R, the Executive Secretary of NGO SARDS sent us an update this morning along with some photos.  There is an urgent need for aid for this area and two GiveIndia NGOs are accepting funds for the flood affected.

Please keep in mind, as with all iGive projects, GiveIndia has not done any diligence on these projects. Both these NGOs have met the Credibility Alliance norms.

Here is Mr Kumar's report about the Kurnool District:

"Over 42,000 houses were damaged in Kurnool district followed by 11,680 in Mahabubnagar and reported 15 deaths in Kurnool. The flood situation in Kurnool town was danger of being submerged in the flood water of Tungabhadra River and also due to unprecedented inflows from Srisailam dam. Thousands of people in Kurnool and Mantralayam towns and dozens of adjoining villages were already trapped in flood water.  

A large portion of the railway track near the town was washed away, disrupting train services. Water entered all residential colonies. Floodwaters encircled the house of Congress MP Kotla Suryaprakasa Reddy at River View Colony. The water touched the roof of ground floor. On several streets, water flowed to a level of four to eight feet. Residents said they had hardly any time to collect the valuables and provisions. The flood was so furious that even heavy stuff was washed away, leave alone lighter things like clothes and utensils. The property loss is likely to run into hundreds of crores of rupees as shops, houses and godowns were inundated.

Thousands of tons of black cotton soil, carried from the fields in Pathikonda and Kodumur area, were deposited on the streets and in numerous homes and it may take several days to clear the mess.According to an estimate, 30,000 families, constituting nearly one-third of the city’s population, were affected by the flash flood."