Heavy downpour towards the evening has resulted in widespread flooding in various quarters of the city on Saturday. Starting on the western parts after 3 p.m., a legion of cumulonimbus clouds spread across and pounded the city relentlessly for more than an hour.
The automatic weather station at Lingampally MMTS recorded the highest rainfall at nearly 7 centimetres, followed by Chandanagar at 6 cm and South Hastinapuram at 5.7 cm. Nacharam, Prashanth Nagar, Ramantapur, Ramachandrapuram, BHEL, Rock Town, and Alkapuri colonies recorded more than 4cm rainfall.
Social media platforms were awash with photographs and videos of flooding in various localities. The entire stretch starting from Old Malakpet up to Vanasthalipuram experienced inundation at various points. Vehicles had to navigate through deep water and pedestrians struggled to find a foothold.
