At least 30 people are dead or missing after flash floods hit southern India, local media reported on Saturday, with three buses washed away in one incident.

Rescue teams pulled out a dozen bodies after three buses were washed away in Andhra Pradesh state on Friday.

Around seven teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in the floods-affected areas. Search and Rescue operations are on to find the missing persons, according to the media reports.

Meanwhile, rail and road traffic in many areas in the state have been adversely affected due to the floods.