Andhra Pradesh: 4-year-old boy dies in Cyclone Michaung-related incident in Tirupati

VISAKHAPATNAM: A 4-year-old boy identified as Yashwanth, a resident of Chindepalli ST colony at Yerpesu mandal in Tirupati district died after his house wall dampened in the incessant rains due to Cyclone Michaung came down crashing on him, on Sunday.

Heavy rainfall with strong gales over the last two days dumped by cyclone Michaung have also dealt a blow to farmers in parts of Andhra Pradesh as agricultural and horticultural crops in thousands of hectares were damaged.

However, the officials will enumerate the crop loss once the weather system weakens.

The farmers said that the heavy rains and gales damaged the paddy, banana and many horticultural crops in Nellore, Tirupati, Parkasam, Bapatla, NTR, Krishna and few other districts.