Hyderabad, July 30 -- A 40-year-old man from Ghatkesar was swept away in the Jampannavagu stream in Mulugu on Wednesday, July 30, local reports said. Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Telangana for the past two days, causing streams and reservoirs to swell and threaten the lives of people in low lying areas.

The man has been identified as Timmaiah, a car driver. He had been hired to drive devotees to Medaram. He had stepped into the stream to take a bath before the darshan but was swept away by the current.

A search operation has been launched.

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