At least three people were feared swept away in Hyderabad after heavy rain lashed on Sunday. In an incident reported from Afzal Sagar near Habibnagar Police Station, a man fell in an open drain and his
nephew also jumped to save him. Both are missing now.
In a separate incident, a man named Dinesh Kumar is also missing. The search operation for all missing persons is underway.
The man, identified as Ram, was washed away in Afzal Sagar area was trying to get some items kept outside the house inside. He slipped and fell in an open drain. His nephew Arjun also jumped in to rescue him but got swept away by the current.
Hyderabad Rains
Heavy rains lashed in Jubilee Hills, Krishna Nagar, Yousufguda and other areas of the city, causing water-logging on the roads and traffic snarls at different areas.
HYDRAA along with GHMC cleared the blocks in Maitrivanam for smooth flow of water.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Vijayalaxmi Gadwal, in a post on ‘X’ said, “Personally overseeing the situation at the command control centre, Banjara Hills Road No 12, where heavy rainwater has caused waterlogging. @GHMCOnline & @Comm_HYDRAA teams are actively diverting water and managing traffic rerouting. Directed officials to use a couple of more motors to clear water swiftly.”
Personally overseeing the situation at command control center Banjara Hills Road No. 12, where heavy rainwater has caused waterlogging. @GHMCOnline & @Comm_HYDRAA teams are actively diverting water and managing traffic rerouting. Directed officials to use couple of more motors to… pic.twitter.com/Zf4sr3R2cZ
— Vijayalaxmi Gadwal, GHMC MAYOR (@gadwalvijayainc) September 14, 2025
Hyderabad Met Centre warned that heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, and Narayanpet districts from 08.30 pm on Sunday to 08.30 am on September 15.
