Hyderabad floods: Shocking photos from ground zero as Telangana battle incessant rains | Roads indented, vehicles washed off

The floods accompanied by the ongoing pandemic have turned into a nightmare for residents of Hyderabad. 
Eighteen people have died in Hyderabad city and surrounding areas due to the incessant rains till Wednesday afternoon. (Photo | EPS)
Eighteen people have died in Hyderabad city and surrounding areas due to the incessant rains till Wednesday afternoon. (Photo | EPS)
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The floods accompanied by the ongoing pandemic have turned into a nightmare for residents of Hyderabad. (Photo | EPS)
The floods accompanied by the ongoing pandemic have turned into a nightmare for residents of Hyderabad. (Photo | EPS)
From several low-lying areas, SOS calls have come in to rescue families with COVID-19 patients who are stuck in their homes. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
From several low-lying areas, SOS calls have come in to rescue families with COVID-19 patients who are stuck in their homes. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
Deaths due to wall collapses, electrocution and people getting washed away in overflowing nalas have been reported from different parts of the city and the outskirts. (Photo | EPS)
Deaths due to wall collapses, electrocution and people getting washed away in overflowing nalas have been reported from different parts of the city and the outskirts. (Photo | EPS)
On Tuesday night, a huge boulder came crashing down at a residential area, killing eight persons including a newborn child at Chandrayangutta in the old city of Hyderabad on Tuesday night. (Photo | EPS)
On Tuesday night, a huge boulder came crashing down at a residential area, killing eight persons including a newborn child at Chandrayangutta in the old city of Hyderabad on Tuesday night. (Photo | EPS)
In a high-level meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP M Mahender Reddy and others, Municipal Administration and Urban Development minister KT Rama Rao urged officials to monitor inundated places and evacuate people in low-lying areas. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
In a high-level meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP M Mahender Reddy and others, Municipal Administration and Urban Development minister KT Rama Rao urged officials to monitor inundated places and evacuate people in low-lying areas. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
GHMC officials were asked to inspect under-construction buildings and take necessary precautions where cellars are dug. (Photo | EPS)
GHMC officials were asked to inspect under-construction buildings and take necessary precautions where cellars are dug. (Photo | EPS)
Public representatives and officials across the GHMC limits are already on the ground, trying to normalize the situation in the city. (Photo | EPS)
Public representatives and officials across the GHMC limits are already on the ground, trying to normalize the situation in the city. (Photo | EPS)
Until Tuesday, the Musi river in Hyderabad was struggling to flow but now it is brimming. (Photo | Vinay Madapu,  EPS)
Until Tuesday, the Musi river in Hyderabad was struggling to flow but now it is brimming. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
All the roads beside the river are being vacated and vehicle movement is restricted over fears of roads being washed away by the river. (Photo | EPS)
All the roads beside the river are being vacated and vehicle movement is restricted over fears of roads being washed away by the river. (Photo | EPS)
Thirteen of the seventeen gates of the Himayatsagar reservoir were lifted in Hyderabad as the inflow kept increasing on Wednesday morning due to heavy rains. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
Thirteen of the seventeen gates of the Himayatsagar reservoir were lifted in Hyderabad as the inflow kept increasing on Wednesday morning due to heavy rains. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan, EPS)
All the 17 bridges in the city over the Musi river are seeing a huge number of visitors since the early hours on Wednesday to view the river, which is quite a sight to behold. (Photo | EPS)
All the 17 bridges in the city over the Musi river are seeing a huge number of visitors since the early hours on Wednesday to view the river, which is quite a sight to behold. (Photo | EPS)
Residents of Kismatpur, Bandlaguda, Hyderguda, Langar Houz and Karwan along the Musi river were alerted about flooding last night. (Photo |Vinay Madapu, EPS)
Residents of Kismatpur, Bandlaguda, Hyderguda, Langar Houz and Karwan along the Musi river were alerted about flooding last night. (Photo |Vinay Madapu, EPS)
The Telangana state government declared a holiday for government and private institutions on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Telangana state government declared a holiday for government and private institutions on Wednesday and Thursday.
The water levels at Osman Sagar have risen too, with an inflow of 12,777 cuseus and are currently at 1777 ft while the full tank level is 1790 ft.
The water levels at Osman Sagar have risen too, with an inflow of 12,777 cuseus and are currently at 1777 ft while the full tank level is 1790 ft.
On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a house collapsed in the city leading to nine deaths which included a 2-month-old baby. (Photo | EPS)
On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a house collapsed in the city leading to nine deaths which included a 2-month-old baby. (Photo | EPS)
The incessant rainfall has also led to power outages in various parts of the city from Tuesday night. (Photo | EPS)
The incessant rainfall has also led to power outages in various parts of the city from Tuesday night. (Photo | EPS)
Several of the rescuers were also in a fix on how to help patients out of the flood. (Photo | EPS)
Several of the rescuers were also in a fix on how to help patients out of the flood. (Photo | EPS)

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