Cyclone Nilam: Over 100 people rescued from Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam: 100 people from various villages in Visakhapatnam and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh have been rescued by Naval teams on Monday. These villagers were trapped following heavy rains following cyclone ‘Nilam’ last week.

According to a release, the rescue operations in Nidadavole, Narsingapatnam and Padmanabham blocks have been completed and the teams are re-deployed in other affected areas.

So far, 2,100 people have been rescued since yesterday, the release said, adding over 1300 people were evacuated from Anakapalli and Munagapaka regions alone.

In addition, Control Posts at the Eastern Naval Command have been working in tandem with the state government in augmenting the ongoing search, rescue and relief efforts, the release added.