Heavy rains to bring normal life to standstill in next 24 hours in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Meteorological Department has revealed that the extreme low pressure is likely to turn into a cyclone in the next twenty-four hours. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for another three days as there is a possibility of heavy rains. According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of very heavy rains on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Light to moderate rains are likely to occur in Hyderabad today and rains may occur almost all over Telangana on Wednesday, it said.

Due to the effect of low pressure, there has been heavy rains across the state for two days. Incessant rains brought life to a standstill in many areas. Especially in North Telangana, streams and bends are overflowing due to heavy rains. Warangal, Karimnagar, Mahbubabad and other districts received rains and roads were waterlogged.

Light to moderate rains have been lashing the city of Hyderabad since Tuesday morning which might now continue in form of heavy rains on Tuesday evening in parts of the city. A weather report suggest that Hyderabad city may receive intense rains moving in from Siddipet, Jangaon, Yadadri. It is also predicted that moderate to heavy rains may batter in coming hours. People leaving office/schools/colleges need to plan accordingly, it advised.

Amidst the heavy rains lashing Hyderabad, a few areas in the city has witnessed lightnings striking on the road. One such incident in Attahpur. A video of the same is going viral on social media cautioning the public to remain indoors and to come out only emergency purposes.

A massive lightening struck on a luckily empty street in Atthapur in #Hyderabad during the mad downpour on Monday night. The guy who was seen walking missed it by a whisker. Luckily no one was hurt, some electronics reportedly damaged! #StaySafeHyderabad, said a tweet posted by Twitter user Revathi.

Heavy rains lashed many districts of Telangana on Monday. The Meteorological Department has announced a red alert in Telangana. It predicted that the State will receive heavy to very heavy rains in the next three days. The weather department, which has already issued an orange alert, has recently announced a red alert.

It has warned that there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in many parts of the State on 25, 26 and 27 July. Thunder, lightning and gusty winds are likely to occur across the State, it said. According to the Meteorological Department, winds will blow at a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour.

The cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal is now 3.1 km above the mean sea level in the vicinity of South Odisha. The weather department has said that it is continuing to rise. A low-pressure area is likely to form over the North West Bay of Bengal near South Odisha – North Andhra on July 24.

People in Telangana are advised to take precautions and stay safe during the rains.