Heavy spell of rains continued to lash the city on Thursday disrupting normal life. The rain which began in the afternoon intensified within no time, and pounded a number of localities, causing water-logging and traffic jams at several areas.
Areas including Kukatpally, Balanagar, Khairatabad, Saroornagar, Malkajgiri, Uppal, LB Nagar, Alwal, Moulali,
Jubilee hills, Nampally, Himayathnagar, Secunderabad among others experienced heavy thunderstorms accompanied with lightning.
According to the forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rains in similar pattern will be continued in Hyderabad for the next four days. An orange alert is also issued in the city warning heavy thunderstorms and lightning.