PADERU (ASR District): A goods train derailed in Alluri district of Andhra Pradesh due to heavy rains. Rock s slid onto the track on the Kothavalasa-Kirandul railway route, causing the mishap.

One wagon of the goods train traveling from Visakhapatnam to Araku derailed near the Borra Railway Station.

As a result, train services were severely disrupted. Railway officials have launched restoration efforts on a war footing to clear the track and resume operations.