Second wave of floods hit parts of Hyderabad as the rains returned | Hyderabad News

HYDERABAD: A new spell of incessant rains at night it caused flooding in parts of the city on Sunday and left a girl dead, days after it witnessed one of the worst floods after the strongest downpour in more than a century, police and citizen officials said.
The latest rains since Saturday night caused lakes and other bodies of water to overflow and caused flooding in several low altitude areas, including places affected last week, here and on the outskirts, they said. Staff from the Disaster Response Force, staff from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the police went into action since Saturday night, evacuating the abandoned.

In a near replay of the scenes witnessed last week, rainwater flooded the basements of several apartment complexes and people were seen walking in knee-deep water in some areas. A video showed some automatic rickshaws washed away in a flooded street. In a rain-related incident, a five-year-old girl died early Sunday when a wall collapsed in Mangalhat areacivic officials said. The Met’s office forecast more rain in parts of the state through Oct. 21. In Hayathnagar here, some local residents, including women, took on the local TRS corporate, Tirumal Reddy, when he visited some flood-hit areas on Sunday, accusing him of neglecting their complaints about the invasion. from a drain. They said that the blockage of the drain caused water to enter their houses.
Heavy rains early last week wreaked havoc in parts of the state, including the city, claiming more than 50 lives in incidents such as house collapses and drownings and leaving hundreds of homes in low-lying areas under layers of water. The state capital got the worst of it, as a depression had dumped the heaviest rains (nearly 20cm) since 1916 in October on Tuesday and triggered flash floods.
The rains subsided since Wednesday and the flood water subsided in most parts, while the government in a preliminary estimate had pegged the losses at more than 5 billion rupees.
However, since Saturday night, various parts of the city and neighboring districts were again hit by torrential rains with Saroornagar in the adjoining Rangaraddy district registering the maximum of 16.9 cm while Hyderabad airport of 7, 2 cm.
On Sunday, Commissioner DS Lokesh Kumar of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said they took steps to restore normalcy in the areas affected by the latest spell and the intensified relief works. Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar visited the towns affected by the floods and said that the police, together with GHMC officials, rescued those trapped from their homes and evacuated them to safety. Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar also visited different areas and supervised relief works. “DRF works incessantly to rescue citizens from flooded areas. Foundations and tree falls are being cleared to restore normalcy in the city. Teams working 24/7 in view of the rains Ongoing. Citizens can dial 040-29555500 for DRF assistance and we will assist as soon as possible, “tweeted GHMC Director of Disaster Surveillance and Management Vishwajit Kampati.
The GHMC commissioner said pumps were being used to drain water from basements and basements of apartment complexes and other building facilities, adding that civic personnel were also cleaning up standing water on the roads. A special campaign was underway to clean up trash and debris from collapsed houses that had accumulated in drains and on roads. On October 15, the state government had said that 50 died due to heavy rains and flash floods. The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are highly likely to occur in isolated locations over Telangana and that heavy rain is highly likely in isolated locations from Sunday to October 21.