Heavy Rain Batters Bengaluru, Many Roads Flooded, Cars Damaged

Bengaluru:

Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru on Wednesday night, flooding a number of arterial roads within the east, south and central a part of town, together with the IT zone of Bellandur. Based on the Meteorological Division, 59 mm rainfall was recorded in Rajamahal Guttahalli within the northern a part of town. The climate workplace has issued a yellow alert, indicative of heavy rain, which it mentioned will proceed for the subsequent three days.

Visuals from low-lying areas confirmed closely waterlogged roads, with water flowing into open manholes, flooded basement parkings and broken autos. Workplace-goers on approach residence needed to take shelter at metro stations, because the rains began round 7.30 — the height night hour.   

Final month, town grappled with unprecedented floods after rain for 3 straight days that set off a political tussle between the ruling BJP and the Congress.

Components of town the place world IT firms and home-grown start-ups are situated, have been beneath water, which took days to recede. In close by residential areas, roads have been marooned and water and electrical energy strains snapped. Tractors have been pressed into service to rescue residents in among the posh housing colonies.

Faculties have been closed and office-goers have been requested to earn a living from home.

Flight operations have been affected and dramatic movies of rescues, flooded roads and homes, submerged costly vehicles made the rounds of social media.

The IT capital has damaged all data of heavy rains this yr, logging 1706 mm for the reason that monsoon began. In 2017, town acquired 1,696 mm rain.