Hyderabad commemorates the 117th anniversary of the catastrophic Musi River floods of 1908, which claimed nearly 15,000 lives and devastated large parts of the city. Triggered by a cloudburst and the breach of upstream reservoirs, the flood submerged key areas and prompted the Nizam government to commission M. Visvesvaraya to design preventive measures.

Hyderabad: Calm before the storm, an idiom that perfectly described Hyderabad’s situation before Musi River floods in 1908 that marks 117th anniversary this Sunday.

For months since June 1, 1908, Hyderabad had seen below-normal rainfall and Musi River flow was not unusual. On the evening of September 26, that changed.

At around 4 pm, Hyderabad saw sharp showers for half an hour followed by drizzles up to 6.30 pm, picking up agai

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