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Hyderabad sinks as city records highest September rainfall in 100 years

Torrential rains hit the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on September 24 lasting for over 12 hours. Here's how it impacted life in the city.
Torrential rains hit the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on September 24 lasting for over 12 hours. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
Torrential rains hit the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad on September 24 lasting for over 12 hours. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
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Children use a boat to cross an inundated street. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
Children use a boat to cross an inundated street. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
A house is flooded with ankle level water. Elsewhere, houses were submerged with knee to waist level water. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
A house is flooded with ankle level water. Elsewhere, houses were submerged with knee to waist level water. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
The heavy rains inundated several roads, colonies and low-lying areas in different parts of the city. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
The heavy rains inundated several roads, colonies and low-lying areas in different parts of the city. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
School children wade through floodwaters at Siridi Nagar, Malkajgiri on Wednesday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
School children wade through floodwaters at Siridi Nagar, Malkajgiri on Wednesday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
Mithilanagar of Jillelaguda was the worst affected with the floodwater getting mixed with the sewage. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
Mithilanagar of Jillelaguda was the worst affected with the floodwater getting mixed with the sewage. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
A private school playground is flooded at Bharathi nagar, Uppal on Wednesday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
A private school playground is flooded at Bharathi nagar, Uppal on Wednesday. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
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