Life was thrown out of gear for several Hyderabad residents on Wednesday and Thursday as heavy rain lashed the city.
In a familiar sight, roads were soon inundated, even as water began entering households in areas like Malkajgiri and Uppal.
The situation soon turned from bad to worse, with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deploying teams on boats, for relief and rescue operations.
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Many of these citizens, who had borne the brunt of the 2016 floods, were irked by witnessing a repeat of the situation this year.
Most pointed fingers at poor urban planning, and complained that authorities including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) did not act, even though they were aware about the situation.
(Image: PTI)
(An uprooted tree in Banjara Hills)
While it continued to rain on Thursday, Friday bought some respite for citizens, as the rain slowed down.
The Indian Meteorological Department's (IMD) warning is in place till Friday evening.
@hydcitypolice instead of catching people without helmets catch those politicians who made this fate to a tax payers house. #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/xwlnZh0BCn
— raghu ramthirdh (@raghuramgntr) September 14, 2017
I spent rs 60k to increase floor height after sept 16 floods. I can't build drains n roads. Shame on ghmc #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/tHdYqRdiGj
— Man of Justice (@SuperGops) September 14, 2017
Water logging near Chilkanagar Uppal. #hyderabadrains. Stay safe Hyd. pic.twitter.com/9J1FdQsmgW
— Shalini Prasad (@shalinipalle) September 14, 2017
Problem is this drainage water. Stinks and will lead to diseases. High time safilguda lake drains are replanned #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/Zj7ExpUKZ8
— Man of Justice (@SuperGops) September 14, 2017
This is apparently in the Malkajgiri area of Hyderabad today morning. I wonder how people manage to get boats in this city #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/z33Apa3rTT
— Pranita Jonnalagedda (@PranitaRavi) September 14, 2017
Heavy rain in Hyderabad again #heavyrainhyd pic.twitter.com/qL31wXoG7l
— Chetan Gupta (@chetan161) September 14, 2017
Hyderabad: Devanar School for Blind waterlogged after heavy rain, students say they face this problem every year pic.twitter.com/a8Zh0rWNM6
— ANI (@ANI) September 14, 2017
Drainage overflowing causing roads being blocked. Chilkanagar road Uppal. #hyderabadrains pic.twitter.com/cigRUxW2jS
— Shalini Prasad (@shalinipalle) September 14, 2017
#HyderabadRains : people helping others. Supplying food at Malkajigiri. Still water in the colony roads pic.twitter.com/Tfoq7pbwu9
— krishna ts (@krishnakondle) September 14, 2017
A few cm's rain and #Hyderabad is flooded and boats needed to evacuate! Surely- the most happening No1 state #Telangana @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/SzhI3romdC
— Adithya M Reddy (@AdithyaMarri) September 15, 2017
It happens again #HyderabadRains #flooding pic.twitter.com/6TI5IZ9L81
— joy darla (@joy_darla) September 14, 2017
దట్టమైన క్యుములోనింబస్ మేఘాలు కమ్మేయడంతో జంటనగరాలు హైదరాబాద్-సికింద్రాబాద్లలో పలుప్రాంతాల్లో భారీగా వర్షం కురుస్తోంది. #HyderabadRains pic.twitter.com/TCk8X9ypt3
— Sakshi TV (@SakshiHDTV) September 15, 2017