Hyderabad: Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad from Thursday night and continued into Friday morning, flooding several areas and disrupting power supply in parts of the city.
The downpour hit Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Filmnagar, Panjagutta, Ameerpet, Khairatabad, Nampally, Lakdikapul, and the Secretariat. Secunderabad, Musheerabad, Dilsukhnagar, Malakpet, LB Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar, Quthbullapur, Suchitra, Kompally, Dundigal, Bahadurpally, Suraram, Jeedimetla, Chintal, Shapur Nagar, Jagadgirigutta, Balanagar, Shankarpally, Mokila, Krishnanagar, Erragadda, Sanathnagar, Borabanda, Yousufguda, Miyapur, Chandanagar, Lingampally, Gachibowli, Madhapur, Kondapur, Rayadurgam, Santosh Nagar, and Champapet also reported heavy rainfall.
Waterlogging blocked roads in Lakdikapul, Nampally, and Banjara Hills. Moreover, power supply stopped in Koti and Mozamjahi Market. As a result, commuters struggled because streetlights failed during the downpour.
Hyderabad heavy rain triggers alerts in Telangana districts
The Meteorological Centre said a circulation over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a low pressure on Thursday and could strengthen into a depression by Friday. Furthermore, it is expected to cross the south Odisha–north Andhra coast near Vidarbha on Saturday.
Officials warned of widespread rainfall across Telangana. On Thursday, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Nalgonda, and Suryapet recorded heavy rain.
For Friday, the Met office issued yellow warnings for Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Warangal, and Hanamkonda. On Saturday, orange alerts will apply to Nirmal, Nizamabad, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, and Mahabubnagar.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy therefore directed district collectors to remain on alert. He also asked them to move residents from flood-prone areas to relief centres if necessary. In Hyderabad, he instructed GHMC, disaster response teams, and police to stay prepared.
