Hyderabad: Heavy Rain on Saturday evening in Hyderabad and surrounding areas caused heavy floods and streets sub-merged in flood water, vehicles being swept away in strong currents among the several frightening scenes witnessed in Hyderabad. According to the official sources Balapur Lake was breached last night which led to the flash floods in several areas of the city. This was the third lake breach within a week in Hyderabad.

An auto rickshaw and a car were seen being swept away as the locals tried to save the vehicles from being washed away. A car was seen being pulled out of a flooded road in Abdullapurmet, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Some areas received more than 150 mm through the day, triggering traffic jams and water-logging.

The Disaster Response Force personnel of the GHMC were continuously working on the field clearing water stagnations and inundations and all possible measures were being initiated in view of the rainfall, Vishwajit Kampati, Director, Vigilance and Disaster Management of GHMC, said in a tweet. Telangana state is the hardest-hit area but the flooding has also affected neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.