School Bus Carrying 30 Children Gets Submerged In Waterlogged Underpass In Telangana | WATCH

Due to heavy rains in Mahabubnagar district, flood water had accumulated under the bridge. The students were eventually rescued by the locals.

Thirty students rescued as bus stuck in waterlogged underpass in Mahabhubnagar District

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Hyderabad: A school bus carrying 30 students was partially submerged in a flooded street in Telangana's Mahbubnagar on Friday. The incident happened when the school bus was passing under a railway bridge between Machannapally and Kodur villages.

Due to heavy rains in Mahabubnagar district, flood water had accumulated under the bridge. The driver of the school bus tried to drive through the water under the bridge but was stranded midway. The students were eventually rescued by the locals and the bus was later brought out from under the bridge.

#WATCH | Telangana: A school bus, carrying 30 students, was partially submerged in a flooded street in Mahbubnagar today. The students were rescued by the locals. The bus was later brought out of the spot. pic.twitter.com/7OOUm8as0v

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in Telangana for the next three days. Heavy rains are likely to occur in the Yadadri, Nagar Kurnool, Mahabubabad, Suryapet, Jangam and Nalgonda districts of Telangana, according to the Meteorological Department. 

Atmakur of Suryapet district received 19.4 cm of rain, Khanapur of Khammam district received 16.2 cm, and Sitarampatnam of Bhadradri district received 10.9 cm of rain on Friday, IMD said. Due to the heavy rains in Maharashtra, the Indrawati, Pranahita and Godavari rivers are flooded. 

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