There was sudden torrential rain in Hyderabad, affecting many areas. file | Photo credits: Ramakrishna ji.
A sudden rain lashed the city in the early hours of 29 April, with the Musheerabad area being the worst affected. A Nine-year-old girl died after falling into a well SewerIn Kalasiguda, where the GHMC was working on building a CC road.
The cloudburst started around 5:30 am and soon spread to different areas of the city including LB Nagar, Saroornagar, Rajendranagar, Amberpet, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri, Himayatnagar, Charminar, Musheerabad, Uppal, Ramnathpur, Serilingampally.
The automatic weather station installed near Vittalwadi area of Himayatnagar recorded the highest temperature of around eight centimetres, followed by Khajaguda Sports Complex in Gachibowli at 7.4 centimetres. East Anandbagh received close to seven cm of rain, followed by Chilakalguda with 6.5 cm.
Areas like Amberpet, Shaikpet, Nampally, Serilingampally, Secunderabad, Uppal and Nampally recorded about six centimeters of rain.
Electric poles were uprooted and trees fell on power lines causing power cuts in a large number of areas, some of which remained without power till evening.
Heavy traffic jams in Secunderabad, Narayanguda, Ameerpet Panjagutta, Balanagar, Trimulgherry, Moosapet, Chaderghat, Khairatabad and other areas left roads everywhere submerged. Pedestrians faced the most trouble while wading through waterlogged roads, open manholes and drains.