Miraculous escape for Andhra woman as road caves in below her feet

A woman in Andhra Pradesh had a miraculous escape after a road in Yellanur of Anantapur district caved in just moments after she stepped on it. Visuals of the incident show the woman trying to walk on the slippery road as flood water gushes below it, when suddenly a large gaping hole appears in the road. The road was damaged after heavy rains lashed the area over the past few days. The woman managed to cross the road with the help of those near her.

In the video of the incident doing the rounds on social media, the woman is seen trying to cross a muddy patch of road when she slips, and falls down. Others



present at the spot catch hold of her, and help her up, and moments later, the road crumbles. The incident was reported on Monday, August 29. Another video, captured minutes later, shows that the portion of the road had collapsed completely.

Due to continuous rains, the vegetable market located in the Old Town area was also flooded with rainwater. This has caused significant damage to vegetable stocks piled in the market. According to reports, low-lying areas in Anantapur and Satya Sai districts were flooded and fields located in Parigi, D Hirehal, Kalyandurgam and Madakasira areas inundated with rainwater.