Incessant rainfall has paralysed normal life in Telangana with heavy flooding hitting road and rail networks badly in the rural areas in the state. The IMD has issued a red alert, stating that there could be flash floods during the next 24 hours.

According to the IMD officials, Cyclone Montha crossed the coast near Narasapur, south of Kakinada on Tuesday night, moved in a north-northwest direction and weakened into a severe cyclonic storm. It crossed into Telangana before moving towards Chhattisgarh. Due to the cyclone effect, there was heavy downpour in many districts in Telangana.

Warangal district received the highest rainfall of 34 cm. Because of the heavy rains, the Warangal-Khammam highway was inundated, and the police personnel stopped the vehicular traffic. Kapulakanaparthy in Wa

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