Hyderabad: Three killed after cloudburst triggers mayhem, disrupts normal life

Hyderabad: Three killed after cloudburst triggers mayhem, disrupts normal life

FP Staff October 6, 2017, 09:16:40 IST

Heavy rains battered Hyderabad this week that led to waterlogging and traffic jams across the city. Three people have been killed in rain related incidents.

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Heavy rains battered Hyderabad this week, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams across the city. Three people have been killed in rain related incidents. PTI

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Officials attributed the mayhem to a cloudburst as some areas recorded 7-12 centimetres of rainfall. Drains were overflowing at many places, inundating major roads in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. PTI

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Roads in the city suffered heavy damages and traffic was moving at a snail’s pace at some places. Arrival and departure of flights at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was also affected. AP

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Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has urged the official machinery to be on high alert. He also directed officials to take up relief work and respond to problems wherever they occurred. AP

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According to IMD, these spells can be attributed to the trough that is extending from east Bihar up to Coastal Karnataka across Odisha and Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. PTI

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