Two Telangana districts receive record rainfall

80 STUDENTS RESCUED FROM HOSTEL AMID FLASH FLOODS

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Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana received the highest rainfall in the last 50 years, state government officials said yesterday.

The two districts witnessed unprecedented rain during the last 24 hours, triggering flash floods. While Argonda station at Rajampet mandal in Kamareddy received 44cm of rain, a total of 23 locations received more than 20cm of rainfall.

This has been the heaviest downpour in such a short span in the last 50 years.

A total of 15 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams and five National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are engaged in rescue and relief in the affected districts, in addition to about 100 Army personnel in Medak.

Officials said food and other essential supplies are being provided to the affected people.