Tornado stirs up Akiveedu fish ponds

Eluru: A tornado hit the aqua ponds near Akiveedu village of West Godavari district creating panic among people of the surrounding areas.

The tornado, which appeared around 5.30 pm on Tuesday has lasted for over ten minutes. Its whirlwind covered nearly entire aqua ponds situated 2 km from Akiveedu village and lasted for ten minutes. Due to the tornado, huts on the ponds got damaged and fish crates flew all over the place due to water rising in a whirlpool.

If the tornado hit villages, causalities and damage to properties could have been more, fear villages. This is the third time tornado is hitting the area. Last week, tornado damaged a few huts on the fish ponds. Some villagers have captured the tornado on video. Earlier last year during this season, tornado has hit the Akiveedu area. Tornadoes are now become common to the rice bowl district of Andhra Pradesh.