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{{short description|Heavy rains resulting in flash flooding in Hyderabad, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox event
| partof = the [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
| name = 2020 Hyderabad floods
| image = BOB02 2020-10-12 0136Z.jpg
| caption = Deep Depression BOB 02 at its peak intensity
| date = 11 – 14 October 2020 <br>({{age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=11|year1=2020}})
| reported property damage = $681 million
| fatalities = 98 total
| location = India ([[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]],  [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Goa]], [[Maharashtra]]) 
| type  = [[Flood]]
| cause = Deep Depression BOB 02
}}
The '''2020 Hyderabad floods''' were a series of floods associated with '''Deep Depression BOB 02''' that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of [[flash flood]]ing in [[Hyderabad]], India in October 2020. The fourth tropical cyclone and third deep depression of the [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]], BOB 02 formed on 11 October over the west-central [[Bay of Bengal]] and slowly drifted towards the east coast of India over the following three days.

== Weather systems ==
{{Storm path|BOB02 2020 track.png}}
On 11 October, an [[area of low pressure]] concentrated into a depression over the west-central [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201011/044000/A_WTIN20DEMS110440_C_RJTD_20201011044217_78.txt |publisher=RSMC New Delhi |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018092914/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201011/044000/A_WTIN20DEMS110440_C_RJTD_20201011044217_78.txt |archive-date=18 October 2020 |date=11 October 2020}}</ref> It further intensified into a deep depression on 12 October as it moved slowly west-northwestwards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201012/084000/A_WTIN20DEMS120840_C_RJTD_20201012084119_100.txt |publisher=RSMC New Delhi |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018093139/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201012/084000/A_WTIN20DEMS120840_C_RJTD_20201012084119_100.txt |archive-date=18 October 2020 |date=12 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 91 B|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926042528/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|url-status=live}}</ref> After that, BOB 02 made landfall in [[Andhra Pradesh]] near [[Kakinada]] in the early hours of 13 October and weakened again into a depression.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Tropical Weather Outlook |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201013/032700/A_WTIN20DEMS130327_C_RJTD_20201013034232_83.txt |publisher=RSMC New Delhi |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018093312/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201013/032700/A_WTIN20DEMS130327_C_RJTD_20201013034232_83.txt |archive-date=18 October 2020 |date=13 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GMDSS Bulletin for Met. Area VIII (N), North of Equator |url=https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201013/183000/A_WTIN01DEMS131830_C_RJTD_20201013182918_21.txt |publisher=India Meteorological Department |access-date=18 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018093422/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/DEMS/Alphanumeric/Warning/Tropical_cyclone/20201013/183000/A_WTIN01DEMS131830_C_RJTD_20201013182918_21.txt |archive-date=18 October 2020 |date=13 October 2020}}</ref> The system weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area over south-central [[Maharashtra]] on the evening of 14 October.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Bulletin IMD|url=https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php#|access-date=14 October 2020|website=mausam.imd.gov.in|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725083517/https://mausam.imd.gov.in/imd_latest/contents/cyclone.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Though the system's low-level circulation was partially exposed due to high vertical wind shear and continuous land interaction, the JTWC re-issued a tropical cyclone advisory on 15 October. The IMD also forecasted BOB 02 to reintensify in the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|title=Bulletin NO.:20 (BOB/02/2020)|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=8 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008072444/http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/bulletin/indian.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|title=Significant Tropical Cyclone Advisory on 92A|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426010744/https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt|url-status=live}}</ref> The low-pressure area intensified into Depression ARB 03 in the early hours of 17 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/images/cyclone_pdfs/indian_1602817393.pdf|title=Bulletin No.: 01 (ARB/03/2020)|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021214933/http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/index.php?lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The system delayed the withdrawal of [[Southwest Monsoon|southwest monsoon]] season by almost a week.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Borwankar|first=Vinamrata|date=October 17, 2020|title=Monsoon withdrawal further delayed by week in Mumbai|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/monsoon-withdrawal-further-delayed-by-week-imd/articleshow/78710177.cms|access-date=17 October 2020|website=The Times of India|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021213722/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/monsoon-withdrawal-further-delayed-by-week-imd/articleshow/78710177.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Impact==
[[File:2020 Hyderabad floods.jpg|thumb|left|Street flooding submerging cars in Hyderabad]]
The floodgates of the [[Himayat Sagar]] were lifted as the water reached full reservoir levels, and the [[Musi River (India)|Musi river]] flowed full stream, flooding several localities and flowing over two causeway bridges.<ref name=":0" /> Due to BOB 02, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], and coastal Karnataka experienced heavy rain on 12 and 13 October with the capital city, with [[Hyderabad]] experiencing 32&nbsp;cm of record breaking torrential rain creating flash floods on the city by 13 October.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flood toll 32 and counting in Telangana|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/oct/15/flood-toll-32-and-counting-in-telangana-2210447.html|access-date=20 October 2020|website=The New Indian Express|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021215821/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/oct/15/flood-toll-32-and-counting-in-telangana-2210447.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 2 people died in [[Vijayawada]], and 50 people died on different parts of [[Telangana]], including 19 in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=15 October 2020|title=Floods in Telangana claim 50 lives; state suffers Rs 5,000 crore damages|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/floods-in-telangana-claim-50-lives-state-suffers-rs-5000-crore-damages-902385.html|access-date=20 October 2020|website=Deccan Herald|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021213737/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/floods-in-telangana-claim-50-lives-state-suffers-rs-5000-crore-damages-902385.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, twenty seven people died in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Death toll rises to 50 in Telengana,1305 crore plea to CM|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/nation/telengana-rains-chief-minister-k-chandrasekhar-rao-writes-to-pmmodi-urges-centre-to-realease-rs-1350-crore-for-relief-work/amp-articleshow/78686374.cms|work=Ei Samay}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Firstpost">{{Cite web|date=15 October 2020|title=In Maharashtra, 27 dead in rain-related incidents; Uddhav Thackeray puts state machinery on high alert – India News, Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/in-maharashtra-27-dead-in-rain-related-incidents-uddhav-thackeray-puts-state-machinery-on-high-alert-8918661.html|access-date=20 October 2020|website=Firstpost|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021213701/https://www.firstpost.com/india/in-maharashtra-27-dead-in-rain-related-incidents-uddhav-thackeray-puts-state-machinery-on-high-alert-8918661.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Extreme crop loss in north [[Karnataka]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] occurred due to the system.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rains Wreak Havoc In Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/rains-wreak-havoc-in-parts-of-north-karnataka|access-date=20 October 2020|website=BloombergQuint|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021214947/https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/rains-wreak-havoc-in-parts-of-north-karnataka|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Telangana]] estimated ₹5,000 crore (US$681&nbsp;million) worth of damage.<ref name=":1" /> On 18 October, a second cyclone killed two more people in Hyderabad. Over 37,000 families were affected by the second flood. Rainfall reached over {{convert|110|mm|in}} in parts of Hyderabad, with heavier rainfall amounts outside of the city.<ref name="Second">{{cite news|work=[[Indian Express]]|title=With parts of Hyderabad still flooded, more rain forecast|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-rain-floods-weather-rescue-operations-traffic-6768641/|date=18 October 2020|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021215435/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-rain-floods-weather-rescue-operations-traffic-6768641/|url-status=live}}</ref> With over 80 people having lost their lives and about 40,000 families being displaced, post rain gathering up-to 20,000 tons of waste.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|title=Hyderabad floods: What caused deluge in 2000 and GSI’s suggestions for future prevention|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/hyderabad-floods-what-caused-deluge-in-2000-and-gsis-suggestions-for-future-prevention/2112590/|date=23 October 2020|access-date=22 December 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129134019/https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/hyderabad-floods-what-caused-deluge-in-2000-and-gsis-suggestions-for-future-prevention/2112590/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Indian Express]]|title=Post deluge, Hyderabad stares at 20,000 tonne of waste|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/post-deluge-hyderabad-stares-at-20000-tonne-of-waste-6838446/|date=23 October 2020|access-date=22 December 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129025047/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/post-deluge-hyderabad-stares-at-20000-tonne-of-waste-6838446/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Aftermath ==
360 [[National Disaster Response Force]] personnel, as well as [[Indian Army]] forces were deployed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Vadlamudi|first=Swathi|date=15 October 2020|title=Rain fury leaves capital battered, bruised|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/rain-fury-leaves-capital-battered-bruised/article32857450.ece|access-date=15 October 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015134526/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/rain-fury-leaves-capital-battered-bruised/article32857450.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=DC Web|date=15 October 2020|title=Hyderabad deluge: 19 killed as heaviest October rain in a century maroons city|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/151020/hyderabad-deluge-19-killed-as-heaviest-october-rain-in-a-century-maro.html|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|archive-date=15 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015101002/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/151020/hyderabad-deluge-19-killed-as-heaviest-october-rain-in-a-century-maro.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Telangana]] government requested the Central government to provide relief to [[Hyderabad]] and surrounding areas. [[List of Chief Ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister]] [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]] wrote a letter to [[Prime Minister of India|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.<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Rajeev|first=M.|title=Hyderabad Floods Telangana Seeks Immediate Aid of ₹1,350 Crore|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hyderabad-floods-telangana-seeks-immediate-aid-of-1350-crore/article32868270.ece|date=16 October 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021213803/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hyderabad-floods-telangana-seeks-immediate-aid-of-1350-crore/article32868270.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 October, the Telangana Government declared a two-day holiday for all nonessential workers due to flooding, and urged everyone to stay home.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heavy rains destroy homes and lives in southern India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/54536278/heavy-rains-destroy-homes-and-lives-in-southern-india |website=BBC News |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021215008/https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/54536278/heavy-rains-destroy-homes-and-lives-in-southern-india |url-status=live }}</ref> Amid the possibility of further flooding, more than 2,100 families were evacuated near Gurram Cheruvu. More than 150,000 meal packets were distributed to flood-affected areas. Furthermore, 60 teams were tasked with spreading [[bleach]] in cellars and open areas to prevent the spread of [[waterborne disease|waterborne]] and [[vector-borne disease]]s.<ref name="Second"/>
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== See also ==
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* [[2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
* [[Great Musi Flood of 1908]]
* [[2017 Bangladesh landslides]]

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