Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Weather LATEST update: More rains expected due to low pressure

The Hyderabad Meteorological Center has announced that rains will continue in the state till September 2. It said that there is a possibility of light to heavy rains in some districts. In this background, yellow alerts have been issued for many districts.

Officials said that there is a possibility of rain in Adilabad, Kothagudem, Hanamkonda, Jagityala, Karimnagar, Asifabad, Mahabubabad, Manchiryal, Medak, Mulugu, Bhupalpally, Kamareddy, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Rajanna Sircilla, Warangal, Peddapalli districts on Saturday. Similarly, rain warnings have been issued for Adilabad, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Asifabad, Mahabubabad, Manchiryal, Medak, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kothagudem, Hanamkonda, Jagityala, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, Warangal districts on Sunday as well.

Officials said that there is a possibility of dry weather in Hyderabad in the morning and rain in the evening. They warned that strong winds will blow at a speed of 30-40 km per hour. They suggested not to come out of the houses unless it is very urgent. In the last 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rains were recorded in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Medak, Kamareddy, Jagityala, Karimnagar, Sircilla districts. 27.4 cm of rainfall was recorded in Gandhari and Sarwapur mandals of Kamareddy district. Officials warned that there is a possibility of problems like waterlogging in low-lying areas and disruption of traffic.

Life in Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Medak, Nirmal, Jagityala, Siddipet districts of North Telangana has been completely disrupted due to heavy rains. Many colonies were submerged as streams and ponds overflowed. 17 people were washed away in the flood across the state, and three lost their lives. National highways were also damaged in some places.