Singarayakonda: Boats and nets washed away as the gusty wind swept shore

Singarayakonda: Due to the severe and strong winds that swept the shore at Pakala village near Singarayakonda on the early morning of Thursday, several boats and nets were washed into the sea, resulting in about Rs 50 lakhs material loss to the fishermen.

The fishermen identified that the gusty wind surrounded the Pallepalem, Chellammapalem, Pothayyagaripalem and surrounding villages in the early morning with heavy speeds. The wind uprooted the anchored boats and the fishing nets stored in the boats and huts on the shore also into the sea. The locals found that a boat in Pallepalem, three boats in Chellammapalem, one more boat in Pothayyagaripalem were swept into the sea while few other bats are severely damaged as the wind threw them at a distance. They announced that the fishing nets are also torn and damaged while most of them swept into the sea. They calculated that more than Rs 50 lakh worth property is damaged due to the winds and are requesting the government to provide relief to them.