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Seven killed as heavy rains lash TS

PNS|Hyderabad

Seven people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed as heavy rains lashed several parts of Telangana on Tuesday, throwing normal life out of gear. Four-year-old Mithun Reddy was washed away in an open drain at NRI Colony in Pragathi Nagar.

GHMC authorities later located his body at Nizampet, but it was washed away before they could retrieve it. Two persons died in separate incidents in Wanaparthy district. A six-year-old boy was drowned in a pond on the outskirts of Peddagudem. In another incident, a person, identified as Shankar Nayak, was drowned in a lake while fishing. Two agricultural workers were killed when lightning struck them in Kailapurvillage of Chityal mandal in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. They were working in a field. They were identified as Sarita (30) and Mamata (32).

A farmer died of lightning strike in Damarakuntavillage of Kataram mandal in the same district. Rajeshwar Rao (46) was working in the field when he was hit by a thunderbolt.

A man was washed away in flood waters in Sangareddy district. The incident occurred near Mambapur in Gummadidala mandal when he was crossing a stream. Rescue workers retrieved the body of Sudhakar (42).

Heavy rains have lashed several parts of the state since Monday night, inundating low-lying areas and affecting normal life.

Lakes, ponds, and streams were overflowing due to incessant rains. Irrigation projects were receiving huge inflows from upstream. Authorities opened the gates of some projects to release water downstream.Officials lifted the gates of the Nizam Sagar reservoir in Kamareddy district due to massive inflows from the catchment and upstream areas. Sriram Sagar Project and Kadam dam were also receiving huge inflows.

Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places in Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Khammam, Nalgonda and Mahabubabad districts.

Heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places in KomaramBheemAsifabad, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapally, BhadradriKothagudem, Suryapet, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Janagaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal, Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.

According to the IMD, under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over Northwest Bay of Bengal, a low-pressure area has formed over Northwest and adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal off south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts.

The associated cyclonic circulation extending upto 7.6 km above mean sea level tilting south-westwards with height persists. It is very likely to move nearly westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours, the IMD said in its bulletin.

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