Continuous rains have battered Hyderabad and created havoc in many areas of the city. Three persons have also died due to the rains. an orange warning, which denotes ‘heavy to very heavy’ rainfall, has been issued until Saturday for Telangana by the india Meteorological department (IMD).
The heavy rainfall is a result of the Southwest Monsoon and depression over the Bay of Bengal. The highest rainfall was received by the Medak district with a quantum of 200mm, followed by Khamareddy with 160mm of rainfall in 24 hours.
In Hyderabad, 12cm of rainfall was recorded within just a few hours. Many areas in the old city were inundated and a majority of roads damaged. Many vehicles were also washed away as heavy rains threw life out of gear in areas like Tolichowki, Mehdipatnam, Charminar, Gudimalkapur, Banjara hills and Jubilee hills. Two carpenters who were taking shelter by a temple wall in Medipally died when the wall collapsed. in the low lying areas of Ahmed Nagar and Krishna Nagar, rainwater gushed into house.
and many families had to spend the night draining water out of their homes. Vehicles and vegetable and fruit carts were also seen floating in several neighbourhoods. It is being said that this is the most rainfall that Hyderabad has experienced in the last two years.
In the last two days, heavy downpour has been observed routinely in the evening. Office employees returning home at that hour complained of getting stuck on the road due to the rains, with some
taking close to two hours to travel a distance of two kilometres. Many commuters also lost control over their vehicles, while many others were seen taking shelter under Metro lines and flyovers. Mini trucks and cars were found partially submerged below the PVNR flyover which connects Hyderabad City with the airport.
“I left office to go home at 6PM and it took me two hours to get home as compared to the usual half an hour. The traffic at Tolichokwi was stuck for an hour, and many people with two-wheelers left their vehicles to take shelter,’ said Ramesh Reddy, an employee at Tech Mahindra. Many people also posted on social media about their experiences. The Hyderabad police have warned the public about traffic jams, especially since rains are expected to continue like this till Saturday.