Traffic jams, submerged roads: Photos of rain-battered Hyderabad

Traffic snarls amid rain plagued several key locations including Begum pet, Panjagutta and Khairatabad X Road, leading to frustration among commuters. Several pockets in the IT corridor too experienced a traffic gridlock.

A streak of lightning over the Secretariat splits the sky as heavy rain late Tuesday evening provided the much-needed relief to the city that has been reeling under above 40°C temperatures for the past three weeks.

Two days after Hyderabad recorded its season highest temperature of 47.1 Celsius, heavy rains lashed the city on Tuesday evening, bringing the mercury down to a more bearable 40.20 Celsius.

Large commercial hoardings that came crashing down due to the heavy rainfall resulted in extended power outages across different parts of Hyderabad on Tuesday evening.

The heavy rainfall prompted numerous complaints of tree felling and waterlogging, within an hour of the downpour. Power cuts and disruptions in air travel were also reported, further complicating the situation.

Hyderabad recorded a cumulative average rainfall of 38.5 mm with Serillingampally and Kukatpally experiencing the most intense spells of 133.5 mm and 117.8 mm, respectively.