Rappler's latest stories on Andhra Pradesh
At least 13 dead in Indian truck crash – police
The Press Trust of India reports the driver fled the scene after mowing down the protesters – who were demonstrating against illegal sand mining – and crashing into some shops
Rain brings relief as India heatwave death toll tops 2,200
Thunderstorms strike sections of southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which bear the brunt of the deadliest heatwave in over 2 decades as well as New Delhi
India reels under heatwave as death toll tops 2,000
This year s toll is the second highest in India s history and fifth most in recorded history globally according to EM DAT an international disaster database
Relief effort begins after deadly cyclone hits India
Most of the deaths are caused by falling trees and collapsed buildings in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh which was worst hit by Cyclone Hudhud
3 killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast
UPDATED Around 350 000 people in the eastern part of India are evacuated as the country braces for a severe cyclone on Sunday
India train rams school bus killing 20, mostly children
UPDATED The bus had been traveling to school when the accident occurred in the village of Masaipet about 62 kilometers 38 miles from state capital Hyderabad
Death toll rises to 19 in India gas pipeline blast
The death toll in a massive explosion on a state owned gas pipeline running through southern India rises to 19 while police confirm a case of negligence was filed against the company
Gas pipeline blast kills 16 in southern India: minister
At least 16 people are dead We have recovered 13 bodies so far notes state home minister N Chinna Rajappa after the blast
Chief minister quits in row over new Indian state
A bill is expected to be introduced in parliament s upper house to carve the new state called Telangana from Andhra Pradesh after a decades long campaign
India's parliament erupts in chaos, pepper spray used
Lawmakers disrupted the lower house of parliament as the Congress led government introduced the contentious bill to create the new state called Telangana
India east coast braces for Cyclone Helen
India braces for a severe cyclone as it heads towards the state of Andhra Pradesh
Floods kill 48 in eastern India – report
Flooding in India kills more than 40 people two weeks after India s most severe cyclone in 14 years
India's poor face grim rebuilding task after cyclone
Already poor fishermen and farmers have returned to their villages this week to discover the few possessions they had have been destroyed
Killer Indian cyclone wreaks havoc, 1M evacuated
UPDATED A massive relief effort was coming into full swing for the more than half a million people forced to evacuate their homes
Cyclone barrels towards India's eastern coast
UPDATED The storm has high damage potential considering the windspeed the Indian Meteorological Department said adding that Cyclone Phailin was on the cusp of being upgraded to a super cyclone
32 confirmed dead in India train fire
At least 32 people were killed Monday July 30 when a fire ripped through a coach on a speeding express train as it carried passengers to the city of Chennai
