Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Deep Depression Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding Across Andhra Pradesh
A powerful weather system over the Bay of Bengal brought heavy rain to Andhra Pradesh.
The system became a deep depression, which is a strong kind of storm system.
Water covered some roads, fields and low-lying areas.
One person drowned when the Thotapalli canal overflowed.
Traffic was stopped on one road in Vizianagaram district for safety.
Rainwater also entered some homes in Tekkali.
Weather officials warned that more heavy rain could affect many districts.
They issued alerts and told people in flood-prone places to be careful.
Officials also asked fishermen not to go into the sea.
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal brought heavy rain, flooding and traffic disruptions to several Andhra Pradesh districts.
M. Hemantha Krishna drowned in the overflowing Thotapalli canal in Parvathipuram Manyam district, and search operations were underway.
Floodwater halted traffic on the Chandrampeta-Vasantha road in Vizianagaram district, while rain inundated fields, homes and roads in Srikakulam.
The India Meteorological Department forecast the system would cross the North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur.
Authorities issued red, orange and yellow alerts and directed officials to monitor rivers, reservoirs and vulnerable communities.
- Who
- Residents, state officials, disaster-management personnel and the India Meteorological Department were involved; M. Hemantha Krishna was reported drowned.
- What
- A Bay of Bengal deep depression caused heavy rain, flooding, traffic disruptions and one reported drowning in Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Heavy rain affected the state on Tuesday and Wednesday; further rainfall was forecast through September 25.
- Where
- Several Andhra Pradesh districts were affected, including Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Parvathipuram Manyam and Alluri Sitharama Raju.
- Why
- The deep depression moved west-northwestwards toward the North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coast, producing widespread rainfall.
- Weather system
- A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal moved westwards and was forecast to move west-northwestwards.
- Expected crossing
- The system was expected to cross between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, close to Kalingapatnam, by Wednesday night.
- Reported fatality
- M. Hemantha Krishna drowned in the overflowing Thotapalli canal in Seethanagaram mandal.
- Rainfall reports
- Reports differed on the highest rainfall: one account cited 10 cm at Palasa and Kalingapatnam, while another cited 14 cm at Palasa, 13 cm at Sompeta and 12 cm at Kalingapatnam.
- Forecast coverage
- Heavy rain was expected in 129 mandals, moderate rain in 121 mandals, extremely heavy rain in nine mandals and even more rain in two mandals.
- Alerts
- A red alert covered parts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam and Alluri Sitharama Raju; orange and yellow alerts covered additional districts.
- Damage and disruption
- Floodwater halted traffic on the Chandrampeta-Vasantha road, while rain inundated agricultural fields, low-lying areas and roads in Srikakulam.
