Heavy rains lashed Hyderabad on Monday, October 2, killing three people. Two persons, including a child, were injured when a wall collapsed in Singadikunta in Banjara Hills. One person died of electrocution in Hussaini Alam in the old city area.
Officials said the city witnessed a cloudburst, with several areas recording between 7 cm and 12 cm rainfall. The heavy rain inundated several low-lying colonies.
People returning home from their workplaces were caught in long traffic jams.
With water levels rising sharply at a few places, some people left stranded in their cars had to be rescued.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) pressed its emergency teams into service to clear the roads by pumping out the flood water. GHMC Commissioner Janardhan Reddy said people should not come out of their houses unless it is an emergency.
According to Hyderabad MeT office, the heavy downpour was caused by thunderstorm resulting from upper air circulation lying over Rayalaseema and upper air trough running from Odisha to Kerala across Telangana.
As the city's roads turned into rivers, irked residents took to social media.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao reviewed the situation with officials. He directed the authorities to remain on high alert and launch relief operations in inundated areas.
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