Floodwaters Devastate Hyderabad, Wash Away Victims

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-16 03:37:30 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-20 08:23:49

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Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, experienced devastating floods over the weekend. On Sunday evening, a torrential downpour slammed the region, causing severe waterlogging, traffic snarls, and sadly, the washout of two individuals.

According to the Telangana Development Planning Society, the Boudha Nagar Community Hall in Musheerabad recorded the highest rainfall at 124 mm, followed by MCH Colony (118.5 mm) and Jawahar Nagar Community Hall (114.3 mm), between 8.30 am and 11 pm. The downpour led to overflowing drains and flooded roads across several areas.

Disaster management personnel, traffic police, and civic teams were dispatched to clear waterlogged areas and ease traffic congestion. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Vijayalaxmi Gadwal stated that she was personally monitoring the situation from the command control centre.

Sadly, the intense rainfall also led to a tragic incident, with at least two people feared washed away in a nala at Afzalsagar. According to the assistant commissioner of police (Asif Nagar Division) B. Kishan Kumar, a search operation has been launched but the victims have not been located yet.

The India Meteorological Departments (IMD) Met Centre warned of more heavy rainfall in the district over the next couple of days. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph are also likely across the state.

Unfortunately, floods are not an uncommon occurrence in Hyderabad. In August, the region experienced severe flooding due to intense rainfall. Over 100 apartments in different parts of the city were inundated, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents.

Even as meteorologists warn of increasingly intense and frequent storms, cities like Hyderabad are grappling with the impacts of climate change and the devastating consequences of heavy rainfall events.

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