Fact Check: Viral Video of Flooded Hyderabad Flyover Is from July, Not August 4, 2025
Heavy rains accompanied by thunder hit several parts of Hyderabad on Monday, bringing much-needed relief from the heat.
Claim :
Viral video shows Flyover in Hyderabad flooded within 30 mins of rain on August 4, 2025Fact :
Video shows flooding of the Kondapur flyover after heavy rains on July 18th and July 19th, 2025
Heavy rains accompanied by thunder hit several parts of Hyderabad on Monday, bringing much-needed relief from the heat. The sudden downpour, however, also disrupted normal life in the city, causing significant waterlogging and traffic congestion, prompting Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to direct officials to be on alert. As per the Telangana Development and Planning Society, Banjara Hills recorded the highest rainfall of 74.5 mm, followed by Ahmed Nagar 53.3 mm, and Srinagar Colony 50.8 mm between 8.30 am and 4 pm on August 4, 2025.
The downpour led to waterlogging in numerous areas, bringing traffic to a standstill and making it difficult for commuters, especially those returning home from work in the evening. In view of the rain forecast, CM Reddy directed district collectors and officials of all departments to stay on alert, a release from CMO said. Citizens were told to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel during the stormy conditions. Authorities, including the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), have reportedly deployed staff to clear waterlogged roads and manage the traffic situation.
Meanwhile, a video showing a flyover completely submerged in flood water is being shared on social media with the claim ‘with about only half an hour rain, flyover gets flooded’. The caption on the video is: “A Flyover in Hyderabad Gets Flooded in 30 Minutes of Rain. How can a flyover get flooded in rain? Engineering Marvel at best”
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Fact check:
The claim is Misleading. The video is not related to the rain that occurred on August 4, 2025. It shows the flooding of the flyover after heavy rains for two consecutive days on July 18th and July 19th, 2025.
When we extracted keyframes from the video and searched them using reverse image search to find the origin of the video, we found a few social media posts on July 19, 2025, with the captions ‘Kondapur, Hyderabad’.
We also found another video of the flyover flooded in rainwater published by The Telegraph. According to a Facebook post published by The Telegraph, built to ease traffic, the Kothaguda-Kondapur flyover in Hyderabad is now making waves—literally. After a spell of rain, the elevated road resembled a swimming pool, leaving vehicles stranded and citizens questioning how an elevated structure could flood.
Hyderabad witnessed record rainfall for 3 days from July 18th to July 20th, 2025, with average high rainfall, when severe waterlogging and heavy traffic jams were reported across the city. There has been heavy downpour on August 4, 2025. The sudden outbursts took the city by surprise, where several regions of Hyderabad recorded more than 100mm of rainfall.
Even though there has been heavy rainfall causing severe waterlogging, the video viral on social media is not related to the recent rains in Hyderabad that occurred on August 4, 2025. It is a video shot after severe rains for 2 consecutive days on July 18th and July 19th, 2025. The claim is Misleading.
