Hyderabad:At least 9 people died in various incidents as moderate to heavy rains lashed Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting road connections between villages. The state government declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Hyderabad district and other affected parts on Monday as a precautionary measure.
All roads between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh got waterlogged, bringing the movement of vehicles between the two states to a halt. Chimiryala river is overflowing at Ramapuram on the Telangana-AP border. Flood water is flowing heavily downstream from Kodada. Water has reached the national highway at Nallabandagudem. Due to this, heavy vehicles were stopped at the interstate check post. An RTC bus got stuck in the Paleru river at Nallabandagudem and the 30 passengers travelling in it were rescued.
Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that several people died in the rain related incidents. At least five people died due to heavy rains in Warangal District. A father and his daughter, an agronomist in Raipur, washed away in a car in the flood in Singareni Mandal. An old woman from Mandapally of Warangal district died when the wall collapsed. A man from Kalvapalli village of Tadwai mandal died when he was swept away by the flood while he was taking cattle to Mota. Another man from Parakala village went fishing in the pond and drowned to death.
On the other hand, a couple was washed away by the floodwaters in the Paleru stream at Nayakan Gudem in Khammam district. Two dead bodies were found in flood water in Kodada of Suryapet district. Several cars, autos, and two-wheelers were washed away due to heavy rain at night. Today people found a dead body in the car. Resident Ravi's dead body was found in a washed-away car. Venkateshwarlu, a teacher from Srinivasa Nagar in Kodada, got lost in the flood while going home on a bike on Saturday night. His dead body was found in the flood water today.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a fresh red alert in Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Khammam Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal, Mahbubabad, Jangaon, Suryapet districts till September 2.
Traffic Disrupted: Heavy rains have disrupted the train traffic in Telangana, resulting in stoppage, cancellation and diversion of several trains, officials said on Sunday. As many as 24 trains were stopped on the Vijayawada-Kazipet route as the track was flooded with water overflowing from lakes and streams at few places.
Officials said 30 trains were cancelled in Vijayawada division. The railway track was damaged at a few places in Mahabubabad district in Telangana due to flood water.
In response to the severe weather forecast, with a red alert issued, the Met Centre has predicted very heavy to extremely heavy rain at isolated locations in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, and other districts on Sunday."
High Rainfall: The Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) has released the details of rainfall from 8.30 pm on Saturday to 6 am on Sunday. Huzurnagar of Suryapet district recorded the highest rainfall of 299.8 mm. After that, 298.0 mm of rain was recorded in Inugurti of Mahabubabad district and 297.8 mm of rain in Chilukur of Suryapet district, TGDPS said.
Due to heavy rains and waterlogging over the tracks at several South Central Railway (SCR) locations, 30 trains were canceled, and 25 were diverted. A portion of gravel under the railway track near Kesamudram in Mahabubabad district was washed away due to floodwaters, stranding passengers on a train at Kesamudram railway station.