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We've asked Sherry to jot down some of her experiences as she travels throughout Southeast Asia helping animals that are in need because of massive natural disasters. Click here for a listing of all of her diaries.
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Flood Rescue Efforts Continue
Saturday, 15 October
Andhra Pradesh State
Southwestern, India
Recovery efforts continue after heavy downpours flooded two major rivers in eastern India wiping out thousands of homes and killing an known number of people.
The coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh state were battered by torrential rains following a tropical cyclone which hit the area on 19 September. Then the Godavari and Krishna rivers began overflowing and breached their embankments at several places, flooding fields and farms along their banks. More than 35,000 residents of low-lying villages have been evacuated to relief camps set up in government buildings and schools located on higher ground,
In the coastal town of Kottagudem, thousands of homes were washed away. Nearly 10,000 residents of the town were rescued by boats and are now in a nearby relief camp.
