Laila toll rises to 27.

SNS & AgenciesHYDERABAD, 21 MAY: Cyclonic storm Laila remained stationary near south coastal Andhra Pradesh for the third consecutive day today, killing 27 people and inundating towns and villages.The transport system was paralysed and electricity and communication disrupted. Heavy downpour continued in the worst-hit Prakasam and Guntur district while Nellore and Krishna districts were also receiving rains accompanied by strong winds. "The system is likely to weaken gradually and move initially in a northerly direction and then recurve into a northeasterly direction towards Orissa," an India Meteorological Department bulletin said. It has forecast widespread rainfall with scattered …