The Ganesh Chaturthi festival brought not cheer but chaos as record rains turned Kamareddy into a disaster zone. Colonies were submerged, vehicles washed away, crops destroyed and hundreds forced to seek shelter on rooftops and relief camps. In three days, the district received 39.98 cm of rainfall — 40.7% of its annual average. P. Laxma Reddy reports from the worst-hit areas
The Ganesh Chaturthi festival brought not cheer but chaos as record rains turned Kamareddy into a disaster zone. Colonies were submerged, vehicles washed away, crops destroyed and hundreds forced to seek shelter on rooftops and relief camps. In three days, the district received 39.98 cm of rainfall — 40.7% of its annual average. P. Laxma Reddy reports from the worst-hit areas