This Article is From Aug 31, 2021

New Bride, Techie Among 7 Killed In Telangana Flash Floods Due To Heavy Rain

After heavy rains, the body of a software engineer was found floating in a drain in Warangal on Sunday night.

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A car submerged in water in Telangana's Hanumakonda

Hyderabad:

At least seven people, including a newly-wed bride, were washed away in flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in several districts of Telangana.

In Vikarabad, newlyweds Pravalika and Nawaz Reddy were travelling with four others in a car while returning from a post-marriage function, when the new bride, her sister-in-law Shweta and her son, Thrinath Reddy, 8, were washed away. The boy has not yet been found.

After heavy rains, the body of a software engineer was found floating in a drain in Warangal on Sunday night. He has been identified as Vorrom Kranthi Kumar from Shivanagar. A laptop was also recovered.

There were reports of another 70-year-old in a car getting washed away in Shankarpally. A 30-year-old labourer was also washed away in Adilabad.

Two young girls, riding pillion on a scooter, were also washed away in Yadadri Bhongir district.

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Twelve passengers on a state transport bus were rescued after the vehicle got stuck in flowing waters in Rajanna-Sircilla district.

Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy and Siddipet received heavy rainfall as the south west monsoon turned vigorous.

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The weather department has issued heavy rain and thundershowers alert in Hyderabad, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam.

The state's chief secretary chaired a meeting with the Director General of Police (DGP) and other top officials and asked district collectors, top police officers and field staff to stay on high alert.

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Irrigation projects on both Krishna and Godavari rivers have received steady inflows and are being monitored.

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