India, May 6 -- The India Meteorological Department or IMD has predicted "partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers" in several districts of Andhra Pradesh till May 7.

Ten people died as unseasonal heavy rain threw life out of gear in several parts of the state. "Nine of them died when they were struck by lightning, while one person died due to the fall of a tree trunk," the officials said.

According to IMD, highest rainfall of 100mm was received in Kajuluru village in Kakinada district. Heavy rainfall was also witnessed in the undivided districts of Chittoor, Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna districts till the early hours of Monday.

Managing Director of the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Ronan...