Heavy rains are falling all over Andhra and Karnataka, which has raised the death toll to 200. With mainly Raichur hit hard by flood atleast 167 people have reported dead from Karnataka.
The rescue operation is on for the people who are stuck in the flood affected areas, with many people still stuck with landslides and crops have been destroyed. This has left thousands of people homeless and also no food.
The Senior Government Minister : Basavaraj Bommai said : "There is death and destruction all around us,"
Authorities said vast areas of agricultural land, including sugarcane and paddy fields were under water in the state.
Water levels were receding and rainfall had returned to normal in some areas, but dams continued to overflow as the river Krishna in Karnataka breached its banks.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa conducted an aerial survey of the flood zones and has also written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to declare the situation a national disaster. Yeddyurappa also asked for two billion dollars in aid to rebuild destroyed towns and villages.
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