A flood like situation prevailed in many areas of Hyderabad and surroundings following record heavy rains over night.
Normal life was affected badly as several places in and around the city were hit by heavy rains.
Keesara in Ranga Reddy district recorded the highest rainfall of 17 CMs followed by 11 CMs in Uppal, 10 CMs in Malkajgiri and Balapur and 6 CMs in Medchal.
Within the city, Secunderabad received 9 CMs and Amberpet and Khairatabad received 7 cm each.
Waterlogging on the roads created a traffic jam and the commuters coming to the city had a very difficult time as the drains over flowed on the roads and water entered the homes in low lying areas.
The rain which started around 9 pm on Wednesday continued till Thursday morning. It is very rare that the city or surrounding areas receive 17 cms in less than 12 hours.
Many city areas were without electricity throughout the night.
The drain waters entered several colonies in Malkajgiri, Alwal and Kukatpally. Situation was worsened on some colonies of Kukatpally with the industrial affluents finding their way into the residential areas.
Dharaninagar drain was full of foam caused by the discharge from the industrial units.
In some places like lothukunta and Uppal people were not able to come out of their homes due to the inundation.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation commissioner Janardhan Reddy said that emergency teams and fire brigades were deployed to help the people in low lying areas to clear the water.
Meteorological Department has warned of more heavy rains along with thunder
storm at many places in Telangana over the next 48 hours under the influence of a trough prevailing from Vidarbha to southern Tamil Nadu through Telangana and Rayalaseema.
Weather officials say that the south Western monsoon was vigorous over the region.