Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- Heavy rainfall in the erstwhile Warangal district on the night of Monday, August 11, caused flooding in many areas, resulting in some people having to evacuate their homes.

According to the Telangana Development Planning Society, some areas in the Sangem mandal received around 200 mm of rainfall while 8 other regions of Warangal district received over 100 mm of rainfall on Monday night.

Areas such as SR Nagar, Sakarashi Kunta, Giri Prasad Colony Hunter Road, Karimabad, Lakshmi Ganapathi Colony LB Nagar and Shivanagar were submerged following heavy rainfall.

Disaster response forces under the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, along with National disaster response forces, are trying to evacuate people to safer...