WELLINGTON, KS, June 30, 2026 — An Indian master’s graduate from Andhra Pradesh has died after his car was swept away by powerful floodwaters during severe weather near Wellington, Kansas, authorities said.
Doppalapudi Venkatesh, 33, originally from Devarapalli village in Andhra Pradesh’s Bapatla district, was living in Elkhorn, Nebraska, at the time of the accident. He had moved to the United States to pursue higher education and later remained in the country for work.
The incident occurred on Saturday, June 27, in Sumner County, Kansas, where heavy rains caused widespread flooding. According to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, a witness reported seeing Venkatesh’s vehicle enter floodwaters on South Oliver Road with the driver still inside…