Telangana: Heat wave likely to prevail in next 48 hrs

Hyderabad: Heat wave is likely to prevail at isolated places of Telanagana during the next 48 hours, a Meteorological Department report said today.

“Heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated places in Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak and Khammam districts of Telangana during the next 48 hours (May 14-15),” it said.

Thunderstorm accompanied with squall is very likely to occur at isolated places during the next 48 hours in all districts, the report stated.

As per the State Disaster Management Department data issued on May 9, as many as 260 people lost their lives in the state due to heat with the highest number of 80 deaths reported from Nalgonda district.

Hyderabad and several parts of Telangana received sporadic rains in the last several days, which brought down the soaring temperatures considerably.