Several electric poles were uprooted under the impact of cyclone Michaung in Suryalanka of Bapatla district, causing severe inconvenience to the public. In Appikatla of the district, paddy crop in hundreds of acres was damaged.

Tobacco crop in Korisapadu and green chilli in Karlapalem were affected.

Hundreds of bags of paddy were damaged in Diviseema of Krishna district causing a huge loss to the farmers.

District authorities are yet to estimate thecrop loss.

With India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing heavy rainfall warning in the light of cyclone Michaung which made landfall on Andhra Pradesh coast on Tuesday, farmers in the state are shifting their harvested paddy - lying in the fields - to safer locations to prevent crop damage.

Farmers faced the challenge of cutting and shifting the paddy to safety within a short duration. They could be seen frantically shifting harvested crops to rice mills and other buildings.

The state government had urged the farmers to postpone paddy harvesting for a few days. Michaung made landfall near Bapatla on AP coast on Tuesday after causing rain mayhem in Tamil Nadu.

Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to treat the storm as a major challenge to avoid loss of life and property.

Director general of India Meteorological Department, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, warned that cities and towns along coastal AP will see extremely heavy, and even exceptionally heavy (30-40 cm), rainfall.

Source - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com