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The Andhra Pradesh government has said as many as 44 people have lost their lives and 16 are still missing due to floods after the unprecedented rain in the state even as officials said the situation was grim on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) office in Amaravati has said heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Rayalaseema and south coastal Andhra, particularly Chittoor and Nellore in the next three to four days.
The state government has put district authorities on a high alert due to possible breach of tanks that are already filled to the brim due to recent heavy rains, leading to the inundation of villages downstream.
The statement issued by the state government on Friday said 1,990 villages in 119 mandals of the Kadapa, Chittoor, Anantapur, and Nellore districts were affected by the floods, of which 211 villages were completely inundated.
"The rains, which started after the first week of this month, continue to fall today. The rain began on the 16-17th. As never seen before in history, heavy rains inundated Rayalaseema," the statement said.
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