Heavy rain inundates several parts of Vizag; normal life disrupted

Heavy rain triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal caused widespread inundation and disruption in several parts of Visakhapatnam, with the semi-urban areas of Gajuwaka and Madhurawada being among the worst affected.

While the city received moderate rain through Wednesday, the intensity increased from Wednesday evening (September 23, 2026) and continued until early Thursday morning. The rainfall intensity decreased on Thursday, though intermittent drizzle continued. The district received an average rainfall of 202.8 between 8 a.m. of September 23 to 8 a.m. of September 24. Meanwhile between 8 a.m. on Thursday till 6 p.m., the average rainfall was just 14.7 mm.