A 46-year-old Zepto delivery executive, Ghantasala Arjun Kumar, was rescued on Friday evening after being swept into a nala along with his bike near Vital Rao Nagar at around 7.30 p.m. on Friday as heavy rain lashed the city flooding roads and overwhelming the sewerage network. The Madhapur police and National Disaster Response Force teams rescued him. His bike had not been retrieved at the time of the update.

In other parts of the city and surrounding areas, heavy rain brought much needed respite from the dry spell despite disrupting vehicular traffic. The highest of 108 mm was recorded in Keesara of Medchal Malkajgiri. While other districts in Telangana too received rain in the morning, the intensity of rainfall in the city was higher.

Waterlogging was reported around Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills, Yousufguda, Madhuranagar, Ameerpet and Punjagutta, as well as in eastern areas, including Kapra, Keesara, Ghatkesar, Dammaiguda, Nagaram, Rampally, Boduppal, Peerzadiguda, Medipally and Charlapally.

Uppal, Nagole, Saroornagar, LB Nagar, Hayathnagar and BN Reddy Nagar also received rain, while parts of the Old City, including Chandrayangutta, Falaknuma, Santosh Nagar, Kanchanbagh, Bandlaguda, Chatrinaka and Shalibanda, were affected.

Central and western areas, including Abids, Nampally, Khairatabad, Himayatnagar, Nanakramguda, Manikonda, Shaikpet, Tolichowki and Gachibowli, also received rain.

Traffic movement was affected at several locations, including Puranapool, Malakpet, Praja Bhavan, the BVB-Tajmahal U-turn in Banjara Hills and around Pillar No. 117 on the PVNR Expressway. Traffic was also slow between Tippu Khan Bridge and Langar Houz.

Monsoon emergency teams were deployed to clear water from affected stretches, while motorists were advised to exercise caution and follow traffic police instructions.

Rainfall in and around Hyderabad on October 30, 2026

Bahadurpura in Hyderabad recorded 82.3 mm rain, 73.5 mm in Madhapur, 66.8 mm in Jubilee Hills, 66.5 mm in Golconda and 65 mm in Charminar, as per as per the Telangana Development Planning Society’s weather observations till 8.00 p.m. Videos of rain overflowing on roads were posted from Hyderabad Traffic Police’s handle on X.

The highest rainfall in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri was 80.3 mm. It was 69.8 mm in Nalgonda and 31.8 mm in Sangareddy.

The India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad Centre, in its weather update issued at 4.54 p.m., had forecast light to moderate rains over southeastern and western parts of Hyderabad during the next two hours.