Hyderabad rain horror: flashfloods, 2 persons, pick-up truck swept away

Heavy rain and thunderstorm hit Telangana causing flash floods in the capital, Hyderabad.

Nalas in Vanasthalipuram and Kukatpally have overflowed due to heavy rains. Lanes, roads submerged following incessant rainfall in Hyderabad.

The city received 10-12 cm of rainfall on Friday evening, as a result of which several low-lying areas got flooded with rainwater entering homes in several places

Two persons were washed away after drainages overflowed due to heavy rains in the Vanasthalipuram region

Videos shared by residents showed cars parked at lanes floating and being swept away in some areas. A video posted by news agency ANI showed a flooded restaurant in the Old City where the customers were seen sitting with their ankles covered in floodwater.

The sudden downpour disrupted traffic across all the major roads and as many as eight flights were diverted from the Hyderabad airport due to bad weather.

Residents recalled the horrors of flooding in September-October last year as they accused the city administration of not working on improving the infrastructure.