Heavy rains batter Hyderabad: 2 people feared swept away; shocking visuals emerge

NEW DELHI: Torrential rains battered Hyderabad late Sunday, flooding roads and sweeping away vehicles and people. Dramatic videos online show a man narrowly rescued from raging waters, while a motorbike was carried off by the current.Two people were feared washed away in Afzalsagar prompting search operations by the authorities."Due to heavy rains two persons were washed away in the nala. A search operation has been launched. So far they have not been found," PTI quoted assistant commissioner of police (Asif Nagar division) B Kishan Kumar saying.The downpour left several roads waterlogged and overflowing, while disaster management teams, traffic police, and civic staff worked to drain flooded areas and restore traffic movement.The IMD’s meteorological centre warned of heavy rainfall at isolated locations across several districts, including Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar, and others, till early Monday.(The TOI couldn't independently verify the authenticity of the videos.)