Floods in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

Updated: October 02, 2009 19:11 IST

The Army, Air Force and Navy are involved in rescue operations; River Krishna's levels are expected to hit a 100-year high tonight.

Floods in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
The worst floods in over a century left a trail of destruction estimated at Rs 12,225 crore, affecting lakhs of people in major districts of Andhra Pradesh. A Hindu temple is partially submerged as water gushes out of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam, background, in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2009. Thousands of government troops and relief workers spread across the state for relief operations. (AP Photo)

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Flood victims rush for food packets being dropped from an Indian Air Force helicopter at a village in Mehaboobnagar in Andhra Pradesh on October 5, 2009. The floods displaced millions of people. (AP Photo)

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A submerged truck at the Beechpalli bridge national highway in Mahabub Nagar district, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Hyderabad, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AP Photo)

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People stand near the Beechpalli bridge national highway where a vehicle is submerged in water, in Mahabub Nagar district, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo) Blog: Krishna's fury
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A woman cries after failing to enter her submerged house at Garlapadu village, about 180 kilometers (112 miles) away from Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo) Blog: Krishna's fury
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Indian villagers set forth of a raft in search of flood survivors at Mahaboobnagar district, some 160 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)


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Villagers walk along a roadway bridge badly damaged by floodwaters in Kudadarahal village, some 370 Kilometers (230 miles) northwest of Bangalore on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo)

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People move to safer areas on a raft in the flooded town of Kurnool, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo)


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Villagers carry their valuables after floodwaters receded in a neighbourhood of Kudadarahal village, some 370 Kilometers (230 miles) northwest of Bangalore on Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo)

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In this photograph taken on October 2, 2009, Indian villagers cross a flooded river in Kurnool district some 200 km from Hyderabad. (AFP Photo)

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Aerial view of a flood effected area in Bijapur district in North Karnataka, about 600kms from Bangalore, on October 4, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people in southern India were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AFP Photo)

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An aerial view of flooded houses are seen at Kurnool district, some 250 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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This handout picture released by the Indian Air Force shows an Indian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter airlifting a person from a flooded area of Raichur district in Karnataka state on October 3, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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Indian Air Force airmen drop relief materials from an aircraft in Bijapur district in North Karnataka, about 600kms northwest of Bangalore, on October 4, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people in southern India were evacuated after torrential rains and floods swept away homes. (AFP Photo)

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An evacuated flood victim eats food at a temporary shelter in Mahaboobnagar district, some 160 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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Food packets are seen in the foreground as Indian Air Force personnel load them in a chopper to carry out relief work, at Beechpalli highway, about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Hyderabad on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. Flash floods and landslides triggered by four days of torrential rains have killed scores of people in southern India. (AP Photo)
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People stand in a queue for food at a rehabilitation centre at Alampur village, about 215 kilometers (133 miles) away from Hyderabad on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo)

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People stand in a queue for food at a rehabilitation center at Alampur village, about 215 kilometers (133 miles) away from Hyderabad on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Medical teams were being rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where scores of people have died after five days of unceasing torrential rains, authorities said. (AP Photo)

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Evacuated Indian flood victims eat food at a temporary shelter in Mahaboobnagar district, some 160 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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Evacuated Indian flood victims are seen at Mahaboobnagar district, some 160 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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An Indian Air Force helicopter (background) delivers supplies as sacks of food and aid are seen in the foreground at Mahaboobnagar district, some 160 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)


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Flood victims collect food supplies being airdropped from an Indian Air Force helicopter at Kurnool district, some 250 kilometers from Hyderabad, on October 4, 2009. (AFP Photo)

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