Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Several districts of Andhra Pradesh are being lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday warning of possible flash floods in different parts of the state in the next 24 hours, prompting the administration to remain on high alert.

Visakhapatnam meteorological department director Jagannath Kumar said that flash flood warnings have been issued for East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, West Godavari districts, and the Union Territory of Yanam.

He said the low-pressure area over the west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal is likely to strengthen into a well-marked low-pressure system by Friday. Moving towards north coastal...