Hyderabad rains: Seven labourers killed; city plunges into darkness; traffic, metro trains hit

Hyderabad: Heavy rains and thunderstorms have left a trail of death and destruction in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening.

Seven people were killed after a wall collapsed on the shed of construction workers at an under-construction site in Renuka Ellamma Colony.

The victims were identified as Thirupathi Maji (20), Shanker (22), Raju (25), and Kushi from Odisha; Ram Yadav (34), Geetha (32), and Himanshu (4) from Chhattisgarh.

Upon receiving information about the incident, a coordinated effort involving police, GHMC, and NDRF personnel was launched to retrieve the bodies from the debris. The injured were shifted to Bachupally Mamata Hospital for treatment.

Rain and thunderstorms led to disruption in electricity supply and traffic snarls in Hyderabad Tuesday evening.

According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, the location of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) head office received the highest rainfall of 84.5 mm rainfall during 8.30 am and 6 pm on Tuesday.

Many X users took to the platform to share videos and pictures of the rain. Some even said that there were hailstorms in certain places. However, some complained about waterlogging and traffic jams after the rain

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The rain and thunderstorm led to waterlogging on roads at several places, while trees were also uprooted. An official release said that the Disaster Response Force (DRF) personnel of GHMC took steps to clear the water in the streets.

Metro stations were the worst hit. Security scanners were covered to prevent any snags. There were reports of power cuts across the city last night.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who reviewed the situation from Warangal where he was campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, directed officials to drain out the water on the roads and resume the electricity supply.