Cyclonic storm Laila now moved north-northeastwards in the Bay of Bengal and weakened into a depression. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), it lay centred at about 100 km west of Kakinada on Friday.
Under its influence north Telangana districts and North coast of Andhra region will experience heavy rains in the next 24 hours.
The cyclonic storm continued to batter the Coastal region of Andhra Pradesh for the third consecutive day on Friday inundating towns and villages.
The transport system in Prakasam district was paralysed and electricity and communication disrupted.Heavy downpour continued in the worst-hit Prakasam district which recorded a rainfall of 40 cm in the last couple of days.
In Prakasam district at least 11 towns and hundreds of villages remained under darkness as electricity system was badly disrupted in the region.
About 30 colonies in Ongole town itself are still submerged under water. Residents have to wade through knee-deep waters to reach their homes.
The Gundlakamma rivulet in Prakasam district was in spate and the twelve crest gates at Gundlakamma project were lifted to release the flood water into the sea. About 20 villages in the district are still marooned with no communication.
Road transport in Prakasam district came to a standstill due to rains and uprooted trees. The Chennai-Kolkata national highway in Ongole town is under four feet water. Train services remained paralysed for the second day.
As the rains have receded the people in the relief camps are slowly trekking their way back to their villages.