Viral Video Shows Two Men Carrying Baby in Box Amid Andhra Pradesh Floods

Vijayawada: Amid heavy rain and flooding in parts of Vijayawada, a video on social media has gone viral. The video shows two men carrying a baby in a box, which is placed on a sponge board, through deep floodwaters in Singh Nagar. People online are calling the video "distressing" as many areas are suffering from severe flooding in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The video showed the infant in a yellow plastic crate placed on a foam board as the men trudged through the muddy waters in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada. The affected family had to move the baby out of their house as the floodwaters turned roads into rivers and waterlogged their homes in the Singh Nagar locality.

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Several Trains Cancelled

As of Tuesday, over 300 trains were canceled in Vijayawada, with 170 diverted and 12 partially canceled due to the severe floods. The floods have claimed 27 lives in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, causing significant property damage and forcing thousands into relief camps. To aid the rescue efforts, National Disaster Response Force teams and local officials began dropping food, water, and other essentials to those affected in Vijayawada.

According to a statement from the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), Ministers, IAS officers and IPS officers are engaged in relief activities ward-wise in the centrally located commercial city, where several neighbourhoods were inundated.

As part of the relief work, basic necessities are being accorded priority while 43,417 affected people have been moved to rehabilitation centres. As many as 48 NDRF and SDRF teams are extending relief while 197 medical camps have been set up.