Shocking Visuals! Hyderabad Rains: Devastating visuals surface online as heavy rains continue

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: October 15, 2020 05:11 PM2020-10-15T17:11:19+5:302020-10-15T21:57:09+5:30

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Telangana has been witnessing heavy downpour, causing waterlogging in many parts of the state including Hyderabad.

At least 15 people have died in Telangana in rain-related incidents.

About 10 people, including a toddler, died in two wall collapse incidents in Chandrayangutta police station limits.

Another incident, where a roof of a house fell in Ibrahimpatnam area, claimed the lives of a 40-year-old woman and her daughter.

On Tuesday night, huge boulders rolled down a hill and crashed into two houses at Chandrayangutta, killing eight people and injuring three.

Two more deaths were reported from the area this morning.

Waterlogging was reported in several roads and low lying areas of the state, particularly Hyderabad.

Meanwhile, the Telangana government has declared holiday on 15 Oct for all private institutions/offices/non-essential services with work-from-home advisory.

Due to the heavy downpour, rivultes and other water bodies are overflowing in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district in the state.

Authorities have advised people not to travel or cross such rivulets and inundated roads.

The deaths in Hyderabad were mostly caused by wall and house collapses triggered by the heavy downpour..

Heavy rainfall across Telangana have killed at least 19 people so far even as thunderstorm accompanied by lightning occurred at isolated places across the state, including capital Hyderabad.

The extent of the calamity that struck Hyderabad can be gauged by the fact that the city recorded its worst rainfall for the month of October in the last 100 years -- around 200 mm.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao and Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav held an emergency meeting with senior officials and reviewed the rescue and relief operations in the city.

The GHMC Mayor, Deputy Mayor, MLAs, and other elected representatives and officials were ordered to be available in the field and continuously monitor and coordinate relief measures.