Cloudburst over Hyderabad on Monday evening left the city reeling as nearly 10 cms of rain within two hours brought many low-lying areas under water. As heavy rain with thunder bolts started at around 5 pm, roads and traffic junctions turned into lakes, traffic came to a grinding halt.
Rain was still continuing and electricity supply was disrupted in many areas of the city.
At least one person died due to the electrocution in Chowk area of old city.
Rajinder Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Golkonda, Madhapur, Hitech City, Malakpet and Moazzam Jahi Market were among the hardest hit areas by the rain.
Water also entered in the low-lying areas of Chadarghat and Amannagar in old city and Rasoolpura in new city.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation activated its emergency teams for the relief and rescue operations as there was a flood of call for help from all over the city.