Cyclone Montha triggered relentless rainfall across the erstwhile Karimnagar district, disrupting daily life and damaging paddy stocks. Huzurabad recorded the highest rainfall at 21 cm. Authorities have set up a control room and issued safety advisories, urging residents to stay indoors and avoid water bodies.

Karimnagar: Incessant rain paralysed normal life across the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Wednesday, forcing people indoors as continuous drizzle and heavy showers lashed the region.

Several parts of Karimnagar, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Rajanna-Sircilla districts recorded heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. Huzurabad mandal reported the highest rainfall at 21 cm, followed by V. Saidapur with 11 cm and Shankarapatnam with 10 cm. Paddy stocks, kept in procurement centres and along

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