Thunderbolts jolt Hyd, rain pain back after break

Cloudburst Around 5PM Spreads Across City In 30 Minutes ■ GHMC Bldg Near Tank Bund Records 95.5mm Rain By 8.30PM

Hyderabad: Even before the city recovered from the massive inundation and a flood-like situation that threw life out of gear on Friday evening, heavy rain accompanied by loud claps of thunder and blinding bolts of lightning was witnessed in the city on Saturday.

The cloudburst which was first reported in LB Nagar zone around 5 pm spread to almost all the other areas of the city within the next 30 minutes. The intense rain triggered heavy inundation for the second consecutive day, as several low-lying regions across the city came under sheets of rainwater, with the GHMC building near Tank Bund recording 95.5 mm rainfall around 8.30 pm.

In several localities surrounding Saroornagar lake, water was seen entering not just the residential colonies and houses but also commercial complexes. The Asian Shiva Ganga theatre at Gaddiannaram in Dilsukhnagar was flooded with rainwater which led to the collapse of a compound wall. Almost 50 parked vehicles were damaged in the mishap, the locals said.