A flood alert was sounded in SPSR Nellore district as the Somasila reservoir, the lifeline of the district, was brimming with water in the wake of incessant rains lashing different parts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
Widespread rains were registered in the region under the influence of a low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department(IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the region in the next 24 hours.