Telangana was battered by heavy Rainfall in the evening. The downpour along with thunderstorms under the impact of a severe Remal cyclone in Bay of Bengal claimed 13 lives, uprooted trees, damaged electricity and communication towers and disrupted transport and power supply.
Nagarkurnool district alone accounted for seven deaths. Four deaths were reported from various parts of Hyderabad and two from Medak.
The strong gales left a trail of destruction in Nagarkurnool, Medak, Ranga Reddy, Medchal Malkajgiri and Nalgonda districts.
Four people including a father and daughter died after an under-construction poultry shed collapsed at Tandoor village in Nagarkurnool district.
The farmers are in trouble due to the untimely rains and that too in summer. The rains are a big loss to the mango farmers also.
