Hyderabad: Relief operations continued on a war footing in areas that were badly flooded in the recent rains. The affected families are trying to get the damaged items repaired, while stocks of wet food grains are kept in the sunlight to make them dry.
The residents are gripped by fear when clouds are seen over the sky. In apartments, whose cellars are filled with water, submerging the vehicles, the condition is precarious. They fear the engines will be damaged.
Most of the affected areas have been cleared of the floodwaters but the filth, the garbage and the stench are still serious worries. In some areas, half the water is cleared. It will take time up to Saturday afternoon to flush out the entire water.
Sainath, of Ayyappa Colony, LB Nagar, said, “The flushing out of water is going on and it will take another day to clear it all. We are worried as to what if the rain starts again.”
He added, “While there was some sunshine, the clothes and the wet ration stocks…
