More often than not, rains in Hyderabad are accompanied by traffic snarls across many bottlenecks in the city.
Published Sep 18, 2025 | 11:21 AM ⚊ Updated Sep 18, 2025 | 11:21 AM
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Synopsis: Heavy rains battered Hyderabad, claiming the life of 26-year-old Mohammed Shareefuddin, swept away at Balkampet Railway Underbridge. Traffic snarled across key junctions as roads flooded. Authorities worked to clear waterlogging, while fresh thunderstorm alerts were issued, following recent rain-related deaths and missing cases in the city.
Heavy rains once again wreaked havoc in Hyderabad, claiming yet another life and throwing life out of gear.
On Tuesday night, a 26-year-old youth was swept away at the Balkampet Railway Underbridge, marking the latest in a series of rain-related tragedies.
The downpour also brought traffic across several key junctions to a standstill, with authorities scrambling to clear inundated roads as fresh alerts warn of more thunderstorms ahead.
In Balkampet, a 26-year-old named Mohammed Shareefuddin died while getting swept away in the waters under the Balkampet Railway Underbridge. The incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m.
The youth was reportedly returning home, travelling from Balakampet towards Begumpet, when the incident occurred under the limits of the SR Nagar Police Station.
“He was a resident of Kavadiguda, Musheerabad, and went into the underpass despite locals advising him against it,” SR Nagar Police informed South First. “He got swept away in the heavy waters, and his washed-up body was later retrieved, with the help of some locals,” they continued.
Recently, on 14 September, there was another death in Gachibowli. A 24-year-old labourer named Shekar Mandal from Adilabad died when a 10.5-foot wall crumbled under the heavy rain at a construction site. On that same day, there were also three reported missing cases from two different places in the city.
In Afzalsagar, two individuals, Ramy and Arjun, were reported swept away in the rains near Mangurubasti Nala. Meanwhile, another individual, Dinesh, was reported missing near Parsigutta, feared swept away.
More often than not, rains in Hyderabad are accompanied by traffic snarls across many bottlenecks in the city. The night of 17 September, too, saw traffic slowing down as numerous roads and junctions were inundated.
Both the Hyderabad and the Cyberabad Traffic Police deployed personnel to these various holdups in order to regulate traffic and resolve the issue. Even the Chief Minister ordered the GHMC and the HYDRAA to get to work to clear up waterlogging.
The following routes and locations were affected by the heavy rains which lashed Hyderabad on the night of 17 September:
The Cyberabad Traffic Police have issued an alert today for rain again, adding that there are chances of intense thunderstorms in the city tonight.
(Edited by Amit Vasudev)
