Monsoon Fury Shifts To South India, Red Alert For Heavy Rain In Three States

Hyderabad:

After wreaking havoc in a number of North Indian states, incessant rain has now additionally moved to the southern states and authorities have urged locals to remain indoors and take precautions.

Red alerts forecasting heavy to extraordinarily heavy rain have been issued in a number of districts of Karnataka, Telangana and Kerala.

With heavy rain predicted right now, Telangana has declared a vacation right now for all colleges and schools.

In view of heavy rains in #Telangana, the @cyberabadpolice has suggested all personal firms to resort to phased logouts for Tuesday & Wednesday.

The completely different timings for phased log-outs have been given to scale back visitors jams throughout #Hyderabad.#TelanganaRains#HyderabadRainspic.twitter.com/EQwsqAMaF4

— Telangana Digital Media Wing (@DigitalMediaTS) July 25, 2023

Two women had been washed away in an overflowing stream in Mahabubnagar district in Telangana on Tuesday as heavy rain led to inundation of low-lying areas and disruption of highway hyperlinks at a number of locations within the state. The two teenaged women, who had been crossing the stream, didn’t realise the present of water and bought swept away, police mentioned.

To stop visitors jams, the Hyderabad police has urged IT firms to conduct a phase-wise logout of their workers.

In Karnataka, the climate division has requested folks in coastal areas to keep away from areas which are susceptible to waterlogging and requested them to steer clear of weak buildings which could collapse resulting from incessant rains.