Dark Clouds Envelop Hyderabad, Normal Life Hit

Dark thick clouds covering the sky plunged the city into darkness this morning and rain lashed several parts of the Telangana capital.

In several parts of the city, several residents had the lights in their houses switched on well into the morning due to poor visibility. In the Dilsukhnagar area, motorists were compelled to drive with the headlights of their vehicles switched on even at 11 am as the roads were still dark. People setting out for their workplaces in general had a tough time as many areas were in darkness following disruption in the power supply, too.

Normal life in Uppal, Ramanthapur, L B Nagar, Kothapet, Hayath Nagar and the surrounding areas was also disrupted by rain during the peak traffic hours. Strong gales were witnessed in some parts, especially in the Tank Bund area. Rains up to 3-4cm are forecast for Hyderabad and other Telangana districts in the coming 24 to 48 hours. Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda districts have already been receiving heavy rains since this morning.

The weather office said that thunderstorms were likely in Hyderabad, Yadadri, Peddapalli, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Khammam, Warangal, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool and Medak districts on Wednesday.