Thirteen villages in and around Bhadrachalam town of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh were marooned and 233 families evacuated as the water level in Godavari river crossed the danger level of 53 feet early on Wednesday.
Nearly 1,500 people from 233 families living in the low lying areas on the either side of the river have been evacuated since Tuesday night, state relief and rehabilitation department sources said.

With no signs of abatement in rains, there is likely to be a further rise in the water level of Godavari, sources said.
Water levels at Konevaram and Dummuguda are also rising steadily even as road traffic in Bhadrachalam and surrounding areas remained cut off, they said, adding, communication lines had also snapped following disruption in power lines.
A flood alert had already been sounded and relief and rehabilitation operations have been stepped up. Two relief camps were set up in the affected places and two helicopters were pressed into service to provide succour to the flood hit, sources said.
Khammam district collector and several senior officials were overseeing the relief operations, they said, adding an army helicopter was being requisitioned to meet any emergency.

Bureau Report