Hyderbad rains: 19 dead in rain-related incidents

Five people, who were among the eight persons washed away late last night in Bandlaguda, were yet to be traced

Hyderabad: At least 19 people, including children, were confirmed dead in separate rain-related incidents in the city since Tuesday night, while five people, who were among the eight persons washed away late last night in Bandlaguda, were yet to be traced.

Among those who lost their lives was a three-year-old toddler, who drowned in the rainwater filled basement of an apartment at Dilsukhnagar on Wednesday. Ajith Sai is suspected to have gone down to the basement while his parents were inside the house on the first floor.

“We suspect he may have slipped and fell in the water and drowned. His father who realised that Sai was missing came out searching for him and found him in the water,” police said.

At Ghousenagar in Bandlaguda, eight persons, including three children, died when a granite boundary wall collapsed on two asbestos-roofed houses. The victims were identified as Samad Rabbani (35) Saba Hashmi (26) Fouzia Naaz (36) Syed Zain (3) Zohaid (19 days) Zakira Begum (50) Syed Sadeq (1) and Syeda Anwari (3). All of them died on the spot.

“The owner of the boundary wall had not taken any precautionary measures while constructing the wall. Due to his negligence, the wall fell on the houses,” MA Majeed, ACP (Falaknuma), said.

In another incident at Phoolbagh in Chandrayangutta, two persons died in a wall collapse, while in Gagan Pahad, three people died when the wall of a house collapsed. The victims were identified as Mohammed Ameer (18), Kareema (33) and Sahil (2). One boy Ayaan aged around four years is reportedly missing.

N Prakash Reddy, DCP (Shamshabad) said eight persons were sleeping in the house when the wall collapsed, resulting in the death of three persons. The remaining persons survived.
In another incident at Ali Nagar in Bandlaguda, eight members of a family were washed away while standing in front of their house. Police and fire and emergency services personnel could trace three bodies from near the Falaknuma RuB. The other persons are yet to be traced.

At Banjara Hills a doctor was electrocuted while trying to pump out water from the cellar of his building on Wednesday. The victim Satish Kumar Reddy had gone to the cellar and switched on the motor to pump out rain water when he was electrocuted and died on the spot. There was a similar incident in Amberpet, where Raj Kumar, 32, of Vinayaka Nagar went into the cellar of his building to pump out the water and was electrocuted.

In Ibrahimpatnam, a mother and daughter died after the roof and wall of their house collapsed on Tuesday night. Suvarna (40) and Shravanthi (15), a class nine student, were sleeping in the house when the mishap occurred.

Meanwhile, the Alwal police rescued a man from being washed away in Hasmathpet Lake on Wednesday. A Gangadhar, SHO Alwal, said the man aged around 40 was crossing a flooded street when he was washed away towards the lake. Police personnel and locals rushed to his rescue and pulled him out.

A postman who was reported missing in the rainwater storm at Nagole in Bandlaguda on Tuesday midnight was yet to be traced even on Wednesday. Police said Sundar Raju (50), a resident of Mallikarjun Nagar accidentally fell into the water and went missing since then.

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