Heavy rain lashes central Andhra Pradesh; Vijayawada North records 102 mm
The overnight rain breaks the heat across NTR, Krishna and Guntur districts, and the disaster management authority forecasts more for Rayalaseema on Thursday
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A commuter pushes his scooter through a flooded underpass in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
After unrelenting heat in June, many places in the central region of Andhra Pradesh received moderate to heavy rain on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) night.
Complete details of the rainfall in the city and neighbouring areas are yet to emerge. According to partial information available with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), between 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday and 8.30 a.m. on Thursday (June 11, 2026), Vijayawada North in NTR district received the highest rainfall of 102 mm, followed by Utukuru in NTR district at 84 mm.
Tents, tables and stacked plastic chairs stand in rainwater on the grounds of the NTR District Collectorate on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
Tadepalli and Tenali in Guntur district recorded 82 mm and 66.75 mm respectively; Garikipalem in Srikakulam district 72.5 mm, and Peda Avutapalle and Machilipatnam in Krishna district 60.5 mm and 50.75 mm respectively. According to NTR district officials, Tiruvuru recorded 109.6 mm in this period, but the DES had not updated this figure.
Traffic crawls through a flooded railway underpass in Vijayawada on Thursday morning, buses and two-wheelers inching through the standing water after heavy overnight rain. Video: G.N. Rao pic.twitter.com/qprO7SRaP7
Many other places in central Andhra Pradesh, especially in Bapatla, Krishna, Guntur, West Godavari and Eluru districts, received moderate rain in the 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. on Thursday. Most of it fell on Wednesday night. A few places in Visakhapatnam district, including Simhachalam and Pendurthi, received light to moderate showers.
Two-wheeler riders push through a waterlogged residential street on Thursday after heavy rain flooded roads across the city. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Markapuram and the Rayalaseema region may receive heavy rainfall on Thursday, while the central region may
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