Wall collapse in Hyderabad claims 9 lives
Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad and several parts of Telangana on Tuesday throwing life out of gear in some parts of the state. Many places in the city witnessed waterlogging which led to traffic blocks
Victims include migrant workers from Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Their bodies were recovered from under the debris using an excavator
Disaster Relief Force deployed to address water stagnation and fallen trees; municipal officials assess affected areas and provide instructions
HYDERABAD: As many as nine workers who belonged to Odhipersons, including a four-year old sha and Chhattisgarh and the child, were killed in two rainincident happened on Tuesday related incidents here, police said. evening. Their bodies were recov
Seven persons, including the ered early on Wednesday from child, were killed when a retainunder the debris using an excavator, ing wall at an under-construction police said. apartment came crashing In another incident, Begumdown due to heavy rains in Bachpet police said they fished upally area here, police said on out bodies of two men aged Wednesday. between 35 and 40 from a drain
According to Bachupally this morning. C Ramaiah, the police, the deceased were migrant Begumpet police inspector, said the deceased were natives of Odisha and were suspected to have fallen in the drain in SR Nagar.
He said the bodies were shifted to a government hospital for autopsy.
Heavy rain lashed Hyderabad and several parts of Telangana on Tuesday throwing life out of gear in some parts of the state.
Many places in the city witnessed waterlogging which lead to traffic blocks.
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 ground in the city.