 Deep Depression BOB 02 at its peak intensity | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 11, 2020 |
| Dissipated | October 14, 2020 |
| Deep depression | |
| 3-minute sustained (IMD) | |
| Highest winds | 55 km/h (35 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 999 hPa (mbar); 29.50 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 98 total |
| Damage | $681 million (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra) |
Part of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
The 2020 Hyderabad floods were a series of floods associated with Deep Depression BOB 02 that caused extensive damage and loss of life as a result of flash flooding in Hyderabad, India in October 2020. Among the most affected areas were Balapur, L. B. Nagar,[1][2] parts of Old City such as Hafiz Baba Nagar, Al Jubail Colony,[3] Omer colony, Osman Nagar, Nabeel Colony, Falaknuma,[4][5] Chaderghat etc.[6][7][8] The fourth tropical cyclone and third deep depression of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, BOB 02 formed on 11 October over the west-central Bay of Bengal and slowly drifted towards the east coast of India over the following three days.
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