Telangana is issued a very severe rainfall warning by IMD Hyderabad.

Hyderabad: A very heavy rainfall warning has been issued for many Telangana districts by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad. Also, the weather service has issued an orange alert for the state through July 20.

Karimnagar, Peddapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Siddipet, and Kamareddy districts would see extremely heavy rains today, according to the department. Also anticipated to get significant rainfall are the districts of Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Rajanna Sirsilla, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajigiri, Sangareddy, and Medak.

The agency has issued a yellow notice for Hyderabad, predicting that light to moderate rain or thundershowers would occur in all six zones from now till July 19: Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally. Rainfall that is heavy at times has also been forecast for the city.

The agency has also put Jangaon, Hanamkonda, Warangal, Mahabubabad, and Khammam on red alert.

The biggest amount of rain fell in the last 24 hours at Bhadradri Kothagudem, where it measured 119.3 mm. According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, Golconda in Hyderabad had severe rainfall of 41 mm (TSDPS).

Also, according to the department, Hyderabad recorded 24.4 degrees Celsius yesterday while the state's maximum temperature was 27.3 degrees Celsius.

Residents are strongly encouraged to take the required safety measures and plan their journey accordingly in light of the forecasts provided by both IMD Hyderabad and TSDPS.