The video was reportedly filmed in a residential neighborhood at Green Park Colony in Saroornagar.
Hyderabad:
A car is seen being swept away by strong streams of rainwater in footage from Hyderabad, one of the hardest-hit districts in Telangana that has seen heavy rains for the past three days.
In the 20-second video, two vehicles are seen being swept away by strong currents allegedly shot at a residential neighborhood in Green Park Colony in Saroornagar, a suburb of Hyderabad.
Incredible scenes in which cars, even heavy vehicles, are like free floating objects simply carried by the force of water; This one was registered as a forward, said to be from Green Park Colony #Saroornagar#HyderabadRain@ndtv@ndtvindia#FloatingInHyderabadpic.twitter.com/Go4dBVmGaT
– Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) October 13, 2020
In another video that has surfaced on Twitter, a car that was parked in a residential neighborhood is seen floating in rainwater.
How eerie and terrifying when a driverless car inside begins to move, even changes direction and accelerates, due to the force of the floodwaters; #ChaltheeKaNaamGaadi jokes @Iamtsudhiryou can do little to stop it without risking your life #HyderabadRain@ndtv@ndtvindiapic.twitter.com/DhEhTCOuDw
– Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) October 13, 2020
Several areas of Hyderabad, which is among the 14 affected districts in Telangana, have received 20cm of rain in the past 24 hours. Twelve people have died in Telangana in the last 48 hours due to the incessant rains that have caused flooding on the roads and flooding in some low-lying areas.
The meteorological department, in its latest forecast, valid from 8.30 a.m. M. From October 14 until 8.30 a.m. M. From October 15, has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in isolated locations over Telangana.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has recommended people to stay indoors.
“We are witnessing unprecedented rains in the city. Maximum rainfall of 25 cm was recorded in LB Nagar! The rains are expected to continue for a few more hours. Citizens are requested to stay indoors and stay safe. DRF teams are striving to normalize the situation, “tweeted GHMC’s Director of Compliance, Surveillance and Disaster Management.
The rains were triggered by a deep depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal that led to heavy rains in several districts of Telangana, according to the meteorological department.
With contributions from ANI
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