Fresh flood warning for Vijayawada

The residents who returned to their homes after a brief stay at relief camps, were asked to go back to relief camps once again.

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The warning has been issued due to forecast of heavy rains in Maharashtra and Karnataka in the next 24 hours.

This is in line with a increased possibility of higher water inflows to Prakasam barrage in Vijayawada. People in low-lying areas are being asked to move back again into relief camps.

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The city was among the worst affected areas in the flood-hit sate. Even now, heaps of garbage are piled up and both sides of the road in most areas. With garbage still not cleared, fear of epidemic remains.

Many schools have extended the holidays by another week.