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According to officials, 22 mandals of the total 26 received heavy rainfall during the period

Since Pulkal area received heavy rain for the past three days, the canal was filled with rainwater

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted light to moderate rains to continue across Hyderabad on Monday.

BRS working president appreciates party activists who have shown what true public service and compassion is; urges them to extend every possible support for flood-affected people

SRSP Superintending Engineer says water level almost reached 90%, hence the floodgates of the project were lifted and released into Godavari

Hyderabad - Vijayawada and Hyderabad - Khammam roads are closed due to flood water overflowing at several stretches. Police urged people to avoid travel and said in case of emergencies, people should use alternative routes to reach Vijayawada and Khammam from Hyderabad.

It was said that there were around six persons travelling in the vehicle when the vehicle was swept away by the floodwaters as the driver tried to cross a bridge across the stream and got stuck to a tree.

The Prime Minister assured that helicopters would be deployed to provide emergency services in the adverse weather conditions

Cheppala Pavan (22), a bill collector (Karobar) and a fisherman Goskula Kumar (45) went missing in two different incidents.

Tanks and streams overflowed with incidents of tanks breaching in some places. Munneru stream in Khammam city was in spate and flood level reached 36 feet.

The department is continuously monitoring the situation in the State and all senior officials were instructed to be present in the head quarters and supervise the situation.

The districts of Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Suryapet, Bhadradri Kothagudem and Khammam were among the worst hit.

Tweleve mandals in Siddipet received more than 100 mm of rainfall during the period, while two mandals in Medak recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall

According to reports, the two shepherds were moving along with 200 sheep when they got trapped at Sirasawada area due to overflowing of the Dundubhi river.

Irrigation authorities in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are taking precautionary measures to handle the increasing flood flow by scaling up discharges at key projects

Due to strong winds and heavy rain, electric poles and trees were uprooted and transformers, fuse/switch boxes were damaged across the State

The Collector further said a control room, 63056 46600 was established and advised the flood-affected people to report their problems. She wanted officials of the revenue, police, NPDCL, municipal and irrigation departments to be accessible to the public round the clock.

The National Highway No. 65 has been severely affected, with thousands of vehicles stranded as streams and rivers overflow, bringing vehicular traffic to a standstill.

In a statement, the confederation said the urgent measure was intended to relocate onsite labourers to safer areas in response to the red, orange, and yellow alerts issued for heavy rainfall across Telangana

The total extent of the damage is yet to be assessed, but the society had stocks worth approximately Rs 30 lakhs stored in the godown