Hyderabad rains: Three dead as wall collapses in Gaganpahad area, toll rises to 11

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 14 (ANI): Three people were killed after the wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the Gaganpahad area of Shamshabad in Hyderabad on Tuesday night. The incessant downpour has led to the death of 11 people.
“Three members of a family died after the wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall. A total of 11 deaths have been registered in Hyderabad due to incessant downpour, since last night,” said Police.
“Several other houses have been damaged and vehicles have been washed away due to flash floods in the area,” police added.
Eight persons, including a child, were crushed to death while three persons were injured after a boulder fell on their house at the Bandlaguda area of Hyderabad, following heavy rainfall in the city on Tuesday, police said.
Meanwhile, Vanasthalipuram, Dammaiguda, Attapur Main Road, and Musheerabad areas of Hyderabad witnessed severe waterlogging due to incessant rainfall.
The State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department are carrying out rescue operations in different areas of Hyderabad which was critically affected due to flooding following the downpour. (ANI)