Floods in Kamareddy
Hyderabad: Heavy rains in Telangana since Tuesday night, August 26, have caused severe flooding in Kamareddy district with reports of people being trapped in their houses and trains being suspended as tracks have been washed away.
The overflowing Kamareddy Pedda Cheruvu has flooded the Housing Board Colony with reports of houses being submerged trapping over 50 residents in their houses while fifteen cars and twelve bikes have reportedly been washed away in the floods.
People in the flood affected areas are reaching out for relief measures as floodwater from the Pedda Cheruvu is posing an increasing threat.
The State Disaster Response Forces are carrying out rescue operations at the Kalyan Project backwaters in Annasagar villagelocated in Yellareddypet Mandal of the Kamareddy district.
So far 9 people have been rescued and further relief operations are underway.
The National Highway from Kamareddy to Hyderabad has also been closed due to the severity of the flood.
On the other hand, the railway track at Kamareddy has also been washed away due to the flood causing all trains on the Kamareddy-Nizamabad route to be suspended.
Meanwhile, local weather enthusiast and expert T Balaji has issued a flash flood warning for Kamareddy, Medak and Siddipet. Several areas of Kamareddy, Medak have cumulatively received 300 mm rainfall between 12:00 am and 10:00 am, in just 10 hours.
According to T Balaji, Rajampet recorded 423 mm of rainfall followed by Ramayanpet 316.3 mm Bhiknoor 299 mm Narsingi Shivanoor 289.4 mm Havelingapur 287 mm Laxmapur 253.3 mm and 236 mm in Kamareddy town.
He has further warned of an additional 100 mm of rainfall in these areas.
This post was last modified on August 27, 2025 3:08 pm