Cuddapah inundated

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, OCT. 16. About 18 persons were killed and train services between Chennai and Gudur were suspended for a few hours and thousands were rendered homeless due to heavy rain and the cyclonic storm which crossed the coast near Sulurpet at 8.30 a.m. today.

Cuddapah town saw the worst inundation in recent memory and most parts of the town lay under waist-deep water. The lifting of four crest gates at Buggavanka dam added to the misery as all colonies lying along the banks of the canal system were flooded. Sulurpet received 26 cm of rain in 24 hours till 8.30 a.m., while Nellore got 25 cm. G>The cyclone weakened and started to dissipate after crossing the coast.

Trains between Renigunta and Cuddapah were suspended as the track lay under water. Vijayawada-Chennai trains were stopped at Gudur. Traffic on National Highway No. 5 between Chennai and Kolkata came to a standstill near Gudur.

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