Hyderabad, Aug. 16 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an updated rainfall intensity warning at 4 pm on Saturday, August 16, issuing red alert for extreme heavy rainfall to all the districts lying in the northern and eastern border of Telangana for Saturday, and five districts lying on the eastern side for Sunday.

The red alert for Saturday applies to Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Mahabubabad, Mancherial and Mulugu districts on Saturday, and to Bhadradri Kothagudem, Hanamkonda, Mahabubabad, Mulugu and Warangal districts on Sunday.

Washout of railway lines, washout of roads and bridges, possible damage to irrigation projects in the Godavari basin, disruption of commu...