With water receding a bit, thousands from flood-hit areas in Vijayawada step onto the road to safety
The HinduAfter the floodwater level dropped by up to two feet in Ajith Singh Nagar, Vambay Colony, Prakash Nagar, Kandrika, Sundarraya Nagar, among others, thousands of people, with their bags packed for a week or less, have started leaving for other places for safety. We cannot stay for even one more day without drinking water,” said Krishna Kumari, a 72-year-old woman, who was separated from her husband and son in the melee and was carrying luggage weighing around 15 kg. Thota Vaari Veedhi in Nandamuri Nagar, New Rajarajeswari Peta, Sundarayya Nagar, Vambay Colony, Rotary Nagar at Sitara Centre were some of the areas where people had been trapped without food, power and drinking water, and there was no one to hear them out, they they said. At least in Ajith Singh Nagar, there are people coming out to help others, no one has come to help us so far,” said a vegetable vendor from the colony.
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