Heavy rains lashed in Hyderabad today; trees uprooted

Heavy rains coupled with scary lightening hit the city early in the morning leading to power cuts in majority areas and uprooting of many trees including the main thoroughfares of the city. Roads were waterlogged in colonies and road under bridges in several areas were filled with water stopping vehicular movement.

The Meteorological department said a whopping 75 mm of rain, which is said to be the highest in a single spell in the last 10 years. The previously recorded highest rainfall was of 28 mm in 2006. The thundershowers that started around 3 a.m. continued till 4.30 a.m. with



scary lightening, which was quite unusual. However, the rain continued till 6.30 a.m. Officials said one single spell of rain actually surpassed the monthly average rain generally recorded in May.

While the roads were blocked in several areas the downpour was welcomed by the people reeling under sweltering heat with unusually high temperatures this year. The temperature dropped quite significantly to below 20 degrees with the rain’s impact. It was a pleasant feeling for the morning walkers across the parks as they experienced the early morning cool breeze after a long time.