Incessant rains lashing Andhra Pradesh for the last five days have claimed 42 lives so far in various rain-related incidents like wall collapse and inundated crops in about eight lakh hectares, official sources said here today.   

Five persons were also missing in the wake of heavy rains, triggered by a low pressure area and north eastmonsoon, and floods, the sources said. They said 84,769 people have been evacuated to safer places and 225 relief camps set up so far to provide shelterand offer help.   

Nineteen teams of National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in various districts for rescue operations.   

The state government has deployed 580 medical teams toprovide aid to the victims of heavy rains.