Torrential rains, floods kill 31 in southeastern India

INDIA: Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 31 people over the past two days in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.

Around 5,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas and many villages were cut off after roads and railway tracks were submerged when rivers in the state overflowed their banks. Most deaths were due to collapsed houses, or people swept away by flood waters, said G. T. Priyadarshini, a relief official.

Andhra Pradesh, Wednesday, AP