2020 Hyderabad floods
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| Date | 14 October 2020 |
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| Location | Hyderabad |
| Deaths | 79 |
| Property damage | Rs. 5000 crore (US$ 681 million) [1] |
On 14 October 2020, heavy rains caused by Deep Depression BOB 02 resulted flash flooding in many areas of Hyderabad, claiming the lives of at least 79 people.[2][3]
Meteorological synopsis
on October 11, a depression developed over the west-central Bay of Bengal. Though the system originally can be tracked as a Tropical Depression near Spratly Islands over South China Sea on October 6. It continued to moving westwards it make landfall near Saigon and further weakened into a low pressure cell while crossing the Indo-China Peninsula and re-emerged in the Andaman Sea on October 9. It intensified into a well marked low pressure area then into a depression over East Central Bay of Bengal on October 10. It further intensified into a deep depression on October 12, remaining practically stationary over the same region.[4][5] After that, BOB 02 moved west-northwestwards and made landfall in Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada in the early hours of October 13 and weakened again into a depression.[6] The system weakened into a well-marked low pressure area in south-central Maharashtra on the evening of October 14.[7] Though the system's lower-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on October 15. The IMD also forecasted BOB 02 to reintensify in the Arabian Sea.[8][9] The low pressure intensify into Depression ARB 03 on early hours of October 17.[10] The depression prolonged the the southwest monsoon season by almost a week. It is uncommon that a system can stay after making landfall in the Indian Peninsula, but due to the monsoon it didn't weaken completely.[11]
Impact
The floodgates of the Himayat Sagar were lifted as the water reached full reservoir levels, and the Musi river flowed full stream, flooding several localities and flowing over two causeway bridges.[12] Due to BOB 02, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on October 12 and 13 with the capital city, with Hyderabad experiencing 32 cm of record breaking torrential rain creating flash floods on the city by October 13. 2 people died in Vijayawada, and 50 people died on different parts of Telengana, including 19 in Hyderabad. Additionally, twenty seven people in Maharashtra. Extreme crop loss in north Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana occurred due to the system. Telengana PM estimated ₹5,000 crore (US$681 million) damage.[3]
Aftermath
360 National Disaster Response Force personnel, as well as Indian Army forces were deployed.[12][13] The Telangana government requested the federal government to provide relief to Hyderabad and surrounding areas. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate release of ₹1,350 crore, in which ₹600 crore for farmers and ₹750 crore on relief and rehabilitation works in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Rajeev, M. (16 October 2020). "Hyderabad Floods Telangana Seeks Immediate Aid of ₹1,350 Crore". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Death toll rises to 50 in Telengana,1305 crore plea to CM". Ei Samay.
- ^ a b "BULLETIN NO.:18 (BOB/01/2020)" (PDF). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "BULLETIN NO.:3 (BOB/02/2020)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 91 B".
- ^ "Observed and forecast track along with cone of uncertainty of deep depression over Bay of Bengal based on 06:00 UTC of 12th Oct, 2020". Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "National Bulletin IMD". mausam.imd.gov.in. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BULLETIN NO.:20(BOB/02/2020)" (PDF).
- ^ "Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 92A".
- ^ "BULLETIN NO. : 01 (ARB/03/2020)" (PDF).
- ^ Oct 17, Vinamrata Borwankar / TNN / Updated:; 2020; Ist, 08:10. "Monsoon withdrawal further delayed by week in Mumbai: IMD | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Vadlamudi, Swathi (15 October 2020). "Rain fury leaves capital battered, bruised". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Desk, DC Web (15 October 2020). "Hyderabad deluge: 19 killed as heaviest October rain in a century maroons city". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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