Hyderabad, Aug 27
Six persons were trapped in flood waters in Telangana’s Kamareddy district on Wednesday following heavy rains in the region since Tuesday night.
Six workers had climbed onto a water tanker and were waiting to be rescued while the water level was rising in the stream.
The incident occurred in the Kalyani stream in Timmareddy, where they were engaged in bridge construction work.
In Medak district, a car was washed away in floodwaters in the Nakkavagu stream in Haveli Ghanpur mandal. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has launched the search operation. It was immediately not clear how many people were travelling in the car.
SDRF personnel rescued 350 girl students caught in flood waters in Medak district. A government women’s degree college hostel was flooded due to heavy rains. The students were trapped inside, and with no food in the hostel building, they all pleaded authorities to rescue them. The rescue teams safely brought out all the students.
Fire Services personnel rescued 10 people from a flooded area in Ramayampet town in Medak district.