Visakhapatnam, Aug 18
Heavy rain lashed parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday under the impact of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, paralysing normal life and disrupting vehicular traffic.
Low-lying areas and roads in Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, and Vizianagaram districts were inundated due to heavy rain since Sunday.
Authorities sounded an alert and opened control rooms in the offices of district collectors in the north coastal districts.
A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in the north coastal districts as a precautionary measure.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area of the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression. It is likely to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts on Tuesday.