Bengaluru: Due to the city’s transformation into a lake by overnight rainfall, several areas of Bengaluru were underwater on Monday.
Due to the intense rain, many residential areas and major roads are clogged, causing the authorities to deploy boats and rafts to evacuate people.
Bengaluru Urban district received over 148.5 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center reported.
The most affected areas are said to be Bellandur, Sarjapur Road, Whitefield, Outer Ring Road, and BEML Layout.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted rain and thunderstorms over the next seven days after Bengaluru received a total 131.6 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours, making Monday the wettest September day since 2014.
Bengaluru has also received a yellow alert in areas; Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Hassan, Kolar, Ramnagar, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Mysuru, Shivamogga and Tumakuru districts.
The tech capital is now struggling to access safe drinking water. The drinking water supply in the city will be stopped for two days as the pumping station in the Mandya district is flooded.
Several visuals are coming up showing vehicles submerged in water and commuters trying to wade through it.
Last night, #bengalururains wreaked havoc in the slums near Munekolalu and Bellandur. Over 1,500 families were affected by torrential rains, corrupt practices of state authorities. Working class is always the worst affected by both climate change, and poor+haphazard urban planning. pic.twitter.com/h11RfEipX5
— AICCTU Karnataka (@aicctukar) September 5, 2022
#WATCH | Karnataka: Massive traffic jam on Marathahalli-Silk Board junction road in Bengaluru amid severe waterlogging caused due to heavy rainfall pic.twitter.com/KUnF0cuPtR
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2022
Our officer Tukaram and staffs Mr jagdeesh,Adharsh,Sangamesh and Manjappa cleared the water logging in spice garden,now traffic movement is faster towards kundanahalli.@DCPTrEastBCP @blrcitytraffic @acpwfieldtrf @AddlCPTraffic @CPBlr pic.twitter.com/4sSdQYvzo4
— HAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC BTP (@halairporttrfps) September 5, 2022
ఏం చేస్తున్నారు రా నా ఊరిని 😢pic.twitter.com/OIfeqzULl2
— కూతల రాయుడు (@naaperusai) September 5, 2022
Marathalli today in Bangalore. Literally boating. #Bangalore #Rains #bengalururains #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/sgzqYx7H1Y
— Alaf Azam Khan (@Alafazam) September 5, 2022
Visuals from Sunday night showed streets near Ecospace swamped in rainwater. Several housing societies were also inundated with residents seeking Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s intervention.
Heavy rain & poor infrastructure turns Bengaluru roads into lakes.
Balagere-Panathur road flooded as storm water drains clog. Inflatable boats pressed into action near Sekhar Bellevue apartment. #bengalururains pic.twitter.com/RzhaRJUvH3
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) September 5, 2022
One rain and our society is flooded! Been trying to reach disaster management, BBMP helpline, ward helpline, ward engineer. Someone is on the way apparently but not reached yet! Need urgent attention to pump water from divyasree 77 place! Any help to pump water out is appreciated pic.twitter.com/Guht2xLT2P
— Meha Grover (@GroveeM) September 5, 2022
Visuals from Marathahalli-Silk Board junction showed a security guard rescuing a man from drowning in a waterlogged road.
#WATCH | Karnataka: A man was rescued by local security guards after he was stuck on a waterlogged road near Marathahalli-Silk Board junction road in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/gFnZtzk6mu
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2022
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