At the time of the incident, around ten workers were in the immediate area: Reports
Hyderabad: On a day five persons were killed in a weather-related accident, several parts of the city saw an overcast late-afternoon on Monday, with areas like Miyapur, Alwal, Lingampally, RC Puram, Shamshabad, Serlingampally, Qutbullapur, Kompally, Kondapur, Rajendranagar and Narsingi receiving moderate rainfall.
Districts like Vikarabad, Medak, Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Mahbubnagar and Nagarkurnool recorded thunderstorms and gusty winds of 30-40 km/h.
The morning and mid-afternoon were warm: Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) showed Santoshnagar recording the highest temperature in the city at 42.5° C. Statewide, Adilabad recorded the highest temperature at 45.3°C.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad forecasted that heatwave conditions will be very likely in isolated pockets in Adilabad, Komuram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and Nizamabad districts.
They also forecast that Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Hanamkonda, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet and Jogulamba Gadwal districts are very likely to receive thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of up to 30-40 km/h.
