Hyderabad: Heavy rain battered Hyderabad on Saturday evening, flooding several key stretches across the city. Downpours continued for nearly 30 minutes in localities including Dilsukhnagar, Malakpet, Chaderghat, Koti, Begum Bazaar, Afzalgunj, Nampally, Abids, Himayatnagar, Narayanguda, Lakdikapul, Khairatabad, Tank Bund, and multiple parts of Secunderabad and the Old City.
Water stagnated on several arterial roads, forcing Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) staff to deploy pumps for drainage.
The India Meteorological Department forecast that showers would persist across Telangana until July 9, with a mix of light to intense rainfall in different districts.
On Saturday, rains were reported or expected in Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Khammam, Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, and Mahabubnagar districts.
Rainfall is also likely to persist across the same districts on Sunday.
On Monday, the IMD warned of heavy rain in Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, and Mulugu districts. Moderate to strong showers with gusty winds are possible over Nirmal, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, and Sangareddy.
Tuesday could see heavy rain in the Adilabad region and Bhupalpally, while moderate rainfall is expected in Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Vikarabad, Medchal, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, and Mahabubnagar districts.
