Heavy overnight rainfall lashed parts of Hyderabad on Wednesday, leading to severe waterlogging across major roads and residential areas, causing significant disruptions.
The city’s Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams were deployed to flood-affected zones such as Santosh Nagar and Champapet to pump out stagnant water and restore traffic flow.
The downpour coincides with a forecast from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which expects the stalled southwest monsoon to regain momentum starting Thursday. After making an unusually early onset over Kerala on May 24—its earliest since 2009—the monsoon’s progress had halted on May 29.
The IMD has issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall across the south peninsular region between June 12 and 15, and for Konkan and Goa on June 13 and 14. Meanwhile, parts of Northwest India, especially West Rajasthan, are still grappling with severe heatwave conditions, which are expected to ease after Thursday.
This comes on the heels of a record-breaking May. With 126.7 mm of average rainfall, May 2025 was India’s wettest since 1901, largely due to early and intense monsoonal activity across southern and eastern regions.
Elsewhere in Karnataka, torrential rainfall hit Hubballi in Dharwad district early Thursday, leading to heavy waterlogging, particularly in Hanashi village. The IMD has issued a seven-day rainfall alert for the state, predicting widespread rain across coastal and north interior Karnataka until June 17. South interior districts are also expected to receive fairly widespread rain until June 14, followed by intensified rainfall thereafter.
Authorities are advising residents in affected areas to remain cautious and follow weather advisories closely.
