Wall Collapses after Heavy Rainfall in Hyderabad

7 people have died so far…

On Wednesday, 08 May 2024, heavy rainfall in the Bachupally area in Hyderabad.

Seven persons, including a four-year-old child, were killed when a wall at an under-construction apartment came crashing down due to rain, police said.

According to Bachupally police, the victims were migrant workers who belonged to Odisha and Chhattisgarh and this painful incident happened on Tuesday evening.

In the early morning today, their bodies were recovered from under the debris using an excavator, police said.

Heavy rain lashed the city and several parts of Telangana on Tuesday throwing the life out of gear in some parts.

Many places in the city witnessed waterlogging leading to traffic blockage.

The DRF (Disaster Relief Force) teams were deployed and were clearing water stagnation and fallen trees in various places in the city, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials said.

Principal Secretary (Municipal Administration and Urban Development) Danakishore along with GHMC Commissioner Ronald Rose visited various waterlogging points areas and gave instructions to DRF teams on the ground in the area.