Chief Minister K.The met office has forecast more rains in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana over next three days.With water levels rising sharply at few places, people stranded in cars had to be rescued.Drains were overflowing at many places, inundating major roads in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Information Technology hub of Cyberabad and on the outskirts. He directed the authorities to remain on high alert and launch relief operations in the inundated areas.

A Chandrasekhar Rao reviewed the situation with officials.Heavy downpour, Wholesale finger sprayer accompanied by thunderstorm for over three hours in the evening, inundated roads, bringing the traffic to a grinding halt during the peak hours.IANSms/vdPost Source: Ians feed. One person died of electrocution in Hussaini Alam in the old city.Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Three persons were killed as heavy rains lashed Hyderabad on Monday, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear. Several colonies plunged into darkness as the wires snapped, disrupting the supply. GHMC Commissioner Janardhan Reddy said people should not come out of their houses unless it is an emergency.Officials said it was a cloudburst over the city as some areas recorded 7 cm to 12 cm rainfall. Techies were stranded in the traffic jam in Madhapur, which houses many software giants.

According to Hyderabad met office, the heavy downpour was caused by thunderstorm activity resulting from upper air circulation lying over Rayalaseema and upper air trough running from Odisha to Kerala across Telangana.People returning home from work places were caught in long traffic snarls.Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) pressed its emergency teams into service to clear the roads by pumping out the flood water.Two persons including a child were killed and two injured in a wall collapse in Singadikunta area in Banjara Hills.