* India - Heavy rain in Andhra Pradesh leaves 28 persons dead
The rainfall was so heavy, around 20 cm in many places, that it exceeded the cumulative total for the monsoon so far - Avanigadda in Krishna district recorded 32 cm followed by 26 cm in Karlapalem of Guntur districtChennai,India -The Hindu -23 June 2007: -- ... High drama was witnessed in Kurnool district when an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus carrying a large number of passengers was trapped in the middle of a swollen stream, Kannur Vagu, on the Nandyal-Kurnool National Highway... They were rescued in an elaborate operation and brought ashore using a heavy duty crane that pulled the bus out of the swiftly flowing waters. Passengers of three other RTC buses managed to reach the banks before water in the stream swelled. Similar incidents were reported from Karampudi in Guntur district and Thamballapalli in Chittoor district... (Picture - FLOOD FURY: Swirling waters engulf an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus following flash floods on the Nandyal-Kurnool National Highway on Friday. All its passengers were, however, rescued)
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