At least 18 people have died in Telangana in rain-related incidents, following incessant rainfall that lashed different parts of the state, according to India Today.
Several parts of the city remained without power for more than 12 hours.
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Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway after a stretch of the highway came under floodwater.
The movement of traffic was also hit on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway. People were also facing problems in reaching Hyderabad Airport at Shamshabad. Cyberabad police have appealed to those going to the airport to use Outer Ring Road.
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Police said dozens of people were rescued from vehicles caught in floodwaters at various places.
The DRF teams deployed boats to rescue people caught in floodwaters in the Nadeem Colony in Toli Chowki area in the city.
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Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who visited the colony late last night, said 600 people were evacuated from 170 houses and shifted to relief camps.