At least ten people have been feared dead after torrential rainfall wreaked havoc in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over the past two days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to two chief ministers, Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh and A Revanth Reddy of Telangana, over call and assured full assistance from the Centre.

More than 100 trains have been cancelled, and multiple trains have been diverted due to waterlogging over tracks at several locations in the state. As heavy rainfall continues to batter several parts of the two states, here are the top ten updates on Telangana and Andhra Pradesh rainfall.

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh floods | Top 10 updates

At least ten more people lost their lives due to flooding and waterlogging in several areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Massive disruptions to road and rail traffic were reported on September 1.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah telephonically conversed with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and took stock of the situation. PM Modi also assured the CMs of the two states full help and assistance from the Centre.

To avoid any untoward incident amid a severe rainfall warning for Monday and the coming days, the Hyderabad district has declared a school holiday on Monday, September 2, reported PTI. Meanwhile, District Collectors have been ordered to announce a holiday on Monday in their areas for educational institutions based on the local weather conditions.

Damage due to heavy downpours led to the cancellation of as many as 140 trains on Sunday. Four trains were partially cancelled, and 97 were diverted due to heavy rains and waterlogging over tracks at multiple locations on the South Central Railway network, reported PTI, citing an SCR official.