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According to zoo authorities, areas like the safari park, bear moat and primate area were the most affected ones.

The Cyberabad traffic police have advised people coming from Bengaluru to take the following alternative route to reach the city.

Talking to media persons, Agriculture minister K. Kannababu said that the weather forecast spoke of more rains for another two days and in the wake of this, special teams were set up to assess crop damage.

The India Meteorological Department issued a forecast warning of heavy rains during the next 72 hours in the city.

Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts have been issued yellow alert on Thursday.

Water entered several houses in Hassannagar, Shastripuram, Tallabkatta, Ghousenagar, Osmannagar, Jalpally and Teegalkunta in the south of the city.

While Mancherial district recorded rainfall of 15.5 mm, Adilabad district received 14.8 mm of rainfall. Mandamarri, Jaipur mandals had 36.6 mm and 35.6 mm of rainfall, respectively

He directed officials to get residents in old and dilapidated buildings vacated and to shift them to safer places. As per the weather forecast, there is the likelihood of very heavy rainfall from tonight till Thursday.

During the last 24 hours, Serilingampally recorded the maximum rainfall of (63.5 mm) and across the State, Dubbak in Siddipet registered the maximum rainfall of (104.8 mm).