Heavy rains over the past 24 hours led to overflowing streams, disrupted traffic, and inundated crops in erstwhile Khammam district. Residents were shifted to relief centres as waterlogging hit several towns. Officials announced the release of water from Kinnerasani dam
JNTU-Hyderabad has directed all constituent and affiliated colleges to defer examinations for the next three days following the IMD’s alert of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. Colleges have been asked to implement precautionary measures to ensure the safety of students and staff
The southwest monsoon has revived in Telangana with moderate to heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours. IMD Hyderabad issued a rain alert for ten districts and warned of thunderstorms and strong winds. Hyderabad recorded up to 27 mm rainfall
Expressing condolences to the affected families over the loss of lives, BRS leader T Harish Rao urged the State government to initiate swift action to support those in distress.
The passengers were left without food and water during their stay in the bus through the night. After the passengers and the bus driver sent messages to their family members and officials about their plight, efforts started on Sunday morning to rescue them
Water level in river Godavari crossed the second warning level of 48 feet at Bhadrachalam in the district with a discharge of 11, 44, 645 cusecs in the afternoon hours on Monday.
In all 51 persons were trapped in the flood waters, and 41 persons were rescued using DDRF boats and a Navy helicopter that reached the spot from Eluru in Andhra Pradesh when reports last came in. Efforts were still on to rescue the remaining 10 persons.
