Telangana floods: Amid tragic deaths, IMD warns of more heavy rains in Hyderabad, other dists

Traffic movement on Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway

Heavy rains that drenched various parts of Telangana on Sunday caused widespread flooding in low-lying areas. People in several places were grappling with the situation on Monday morning though there had been some let up in the rains. The floods have killed nine people in 24 hours while five others are reported to be missing.

The IMD said that extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad district on Monday. In view of heavy rains, the Cyberabad Police here requested all IT and ITES companies to encourage 'work from home' on September 2.

IMD's morning update for Telangana districts

Due to the forecast of heavy rains in Hyderabad district, a holiday has been declared for all primary and secondary schools, under all managements (government, aided and private) on September 2, as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the children, officials were quoted by PTI.

Traffic movement on #HyderabadVijayawada #NationalHighway stopped; Flood water reached national highway after Munneru Kattaleru Wyra water bodies breached; Hyderabad Vijayawada National Highway said to be under two feet of floodwaters pic.twitter.com/Ueohh37cfL
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Scientist, dad on way to Hyderabad airport swept away 

A man and his daughter belonging to Khamma district were swept aways in flash floods while they were on their way to the Hyderabad airport. Nunavut Motilal, 50, was dropping his scientist daughter Nunavut Ashwini, 27, to the airport as she was flying off to Bengaluru.

More Telangana flood-related updates

- The Telangana government on Monday stepped up relief measures following heavy rains in the state and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is likely to conduct a meeting with officials on the rain relief measures.

- The flood victims at Khammam, as Munneru rivulet was in spate, said their belongings were washed away and that drinking water was not available to them.

- Traffic on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada NH was diverted due to rainwater overflowing on the road.

- State Panchayat Raj Minister Danasari Anasuya visited rain-affected areas in the Mahabubabad district and enquired about the relief measures taken up and about help provided to those who were shifted to relief camps.

- The Secunderabad-headquartered South Central Railway cancelled train services, while diverting some others.

- Overflowing lakes, tanks and streams have cut off several villages.