[Field Story] 35 dead in two days due to heavy rain in southern India… 40% of city submerged

At least 35 people died in two days due to flooding caused by monsoon rains in southern India, AP and other news agencies reported on the 3rd (local time).

Local officials said that houses collapsed and road and rail traffic were disrupted in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states due to flooding.

In Telangana, about 4,000 residents have been evacuated to 110 relief camps operated by the state government since the 2nd.

In particular, Vijayawada, a commercial city in Andhra Pradesh, was submerged by 40% of the city due to the overflow of the Budameru River that runs through the city.

In this city, which is experiencing the worst flooding in 20 years, about 275,000 citizens are stranded.

Rescue authorities are trying to move the stranded residents to safety, while using drones to provide food to some isolated citizens.

In northern India, at least 170 people have lost their lives due to floods and landslides since June.

Local authorities also reported that five children died in the Job and Khuzdar districts of Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan on the 2nd.

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Source: Yonhap News

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. (Psalm 54:4)

God, we hear that many citizens have lost their homes and lives due to the worst floods in 20 years in India.

Only God is their refuge and savior. Would you provide shelter and food for the countless Indian refugees and help them quickly recover their foundations of life.

God of hosts, save the Indian people from death and let Jesus, the bread of life, remove the darkness that has been covering their eyes.

So that those who are thirsty and suffering from spiritual hunger can all come to you and receive new life, and let them deeply meet God the Father who not only saves us but also makes us his children!

Let the old pass away and be reborn into something new, and let them rise up as a holy church that testifies to Jesus Christ so that the kingdom of God may come quickly!