Heavy Rains Paralyse Bengaluru Again as Walls Collapse, Low-Lying Areas Get Inundated
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New Delhi: Heavy rains in Bengaluru on the night of Wednesday, October 20, resulted in water-logging, trees falling, damage to infrastructure and power outage in several parts of the city.
The central, southern and eastern parts of the city faced the brunt of the thunderstorm. The city has been receiving rain for the last few days.
This deluge comes a month after nightlong rains over successive days affected urban life severely in September. The rains had caused large-scale destruction to properties in the city and paralysed work at the IT capital. The rains even claimed one life.
The city Metro's retaining wall collapsed near Seshadripuram on Wednesday night, leading to the damage of several cars and bikes.
There were reports of water-logging in several low-lying areas and underpasses in various parts of the city, leading to traffic jams and affecting normal life.
Areas or roads where water-logging was reported are parts of the Outer Ring Road, Koramangala, Indiranagar, Double Road, parts of Seshadripuram and a couple of localities near K.R. Puram, among others.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a few spells of rain or thundershowers, heavy at times is very likely during the next 24 hours.
According to the IMD, 59 mm rainfall was recorded in Rajamahal Guttahalli in the northern part of the city, NDTV has reported.
(With PTI inputs)
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