Rain fury continues, 130 killed

WATER WOES: It has been a wet and miserable weekend for those caught in heavy rains and floods.

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New Delhi: It has been a wet and miserable weekend for those who have been caught in the deadly mix of heavy rains and floods in South and West India.

Torrential rains on Sunday lashed Karnataka and Maharashtra, throwing life out of gear while the situation improved in worst hit Andhra Pradesh and Kerala even as the toll in these states mounted to over 130.

Andhra Pradesh

There have been no let-up in rains in Andhra Pradesh In all, 37 people have lost their lives and more than three lakh people have been badly affected.

Ninety-five relief camps have been opened and the state government has announced a compensation of 2 lakh rupees for those who have lost their family members.

Karnataka

In Karnataka, 43 people have died. Life has been thrown out of gear in several districts of the Cauvery belt, and even in northern areas of Raichur and Gulbarga.

The Chief Minister has called a high-level meeting to take stock of the damage caused by the rains.

Kerala

In Kerala too, more than 25 people have lost their lives. Electricity, traffic and communications have been severely hit.

The main affected areas are Wayanad, Kollam, Kottayam, Pathth-anam-thitta, Kannur and Ernakulam.

The state government has sanctioned 3 crore rupees for relief and emergency operations. More than four thousand people have been moved to safer places.

However, the weatherman says there'll be some respite, at least for the next two days.

Maharashtra

It was both relief and agony for Mumbaikars on day one of the monsoon on Sunday. Many roads were water logged in Lalbaug, lower Parel, Ville Parle, Sion and Juhu.

Train services were also affected. Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea. Ports are on alert. Reports of waterlogging came in from Pune as well. It reminded many of the 2005 deluge.