Adilabad sizzles at 45 degrees Celsius

Hyderabad: Parts of Telangana on Monday continued to reel under intense heat with Adilabad district recording the highest maximum temperature of 45.1 degrees Celsius. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, Nalgonda district recorded the maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhadrachalam with 44 degrees, Ramagundam and Khammam with 43.6 degrees each. The maximum temperature in Hyderabad was 39 degrees Celsius, it said. "Light to moderate rain or thunder showers are very likely to occur at isolated places in Telangana over the next four days," the IMD said in its forecast.