11 people dead after incessant downpour in Telangana, govt declares two-day holiday

11 people have died so far in Telangana following an incessant downpour that lashed several districts of the state, leading to waterlogging on roads and flood-like situation in some regions.

The state government on Wednesday has declared holiday on October 14, 15 for all private institutions, offices and non-essential services with work-from-home advisory.

People are advised to stay indoors unless there is an emergency.

Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday informed that nine people died after a compound wall collapsed in Mohammedia Hills in Bandlaguda due to heavy rainfall in the past two days.

“HyderabadRains, I was at a spot inspection in Mohammedia Hills, Bandlaguda where a private boundary wall fell resulting in death of 9 people & injuring 2. On my from there, I gave a lift to stranded bus passengers in Shamshabad, now I’m on my way to Talabkatta & Yesrab Nagar,” he tweeted.

Some boulders fell on the compound walls of two houses, killing eight people on the spot and injuring four persons. The injured are being treated, a police official said.

In a separate incident, a 40-year-old woman and her 15-year-old daughter died after the ceiling of their old house collapsed in Ibrahimpatnam area on Tuesday due to heavy rains, police said.

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The State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department carried out rescue operation in Toli Chowki area after it was waterlogged due to the non-stop rainfall.

Normal life was thrown upside down at various places in Telangana on Tuesday as heavy rains thrashed the state, leading to water-logging in different localities in Hyderabad and other parts of the state.