Death toll in rain-ravaged Karna, AP tops 200

Bangalore/Hyderabad, Oct 4 (PTI) Retreating monsoon
claimed 12 more lives as the death toll due to torrential
rains and rampaging floods in India's southern states of
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh soared to 205 on Sunday even as
relief operations were on in full swing in the two states to
provide succour to the affected.

Karnataka, which reported all the 12 fresh deaths,
accounted for 168 fatalities and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh,
where the flood situation in Krishna district remained grim,
37, officials in the two states said.

After wreaking havoc, rains showed signs of let up in
Karnataka even as Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa appealed to
the Centre to declare the worst flooding in the state as a
a national disaster.

He sought Rs 10,000 crore assistance for relief measures
and rebuilding the 15 rain-ravaged districts.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah conducted an
aerial survey of the flood-battered areas and said the
situation was alarming in Krishna and Guntur districts where
many villages faced inundation. (More) PTI TEAM
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