Hyderabad, May 19 -- Hyderabad is reeling under a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring to 43 degrees Celsius across parts of the city on Tuesday, May 19.

Telangana weather expert T Balaji reported that Manikonda recorded the day's highest temperature at 43.5 degrees Celsius. He also warned that several districts, including Sangareddy, Vikarabad, Medak, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Siddipet and Hyderabad, could see isolated thunderstorms by Tuesday evening.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted on May 17 that heatwave conditions across Telangana would persist until May 20.

Health authorities have issued an orange alert, signalling a high risk of heat exhaustion and heatstroke, particularly for vulnerable groups ...