A cloudburst in Hyderabad that resulted in 7 cm of rainfall within an hour on Wednesday night brought the city to a halt as the North-East Monsoon became vigorous over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions.
A 26-year-old woman, Satyavati, was washed away in an open drain in Uppal area of Hyderabad as heavy downpour turned the city’s roads into rivers and water entered many low lying areas of the city.In Khammam district of Telangana three persons were killed in three different incidents of lightening strikes. Deaths have been reported from Chadrugonda, Charla and Ellendu mandals.
Rains have also caused havoc in north Telangana districts of Nizamabad and Karimnagar where two girls died in separate mishaps. Several houses have also been damaged there. Disruption in power supply added to the woes of the citizens. The weather remained clouded and windy throughout as rain lashed other parts of Telangana.
Officials of the Meteorological Department said isolated rain will lash the parts of the southern coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema. Some places in the north coastal Andhra Pradesh will also receive heavy rains. The southern coastal Andhra would also witness winds having a velocity of 40 to 50 km per hour, they said.However, the low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal has now moved towards Sri lanka.