Bengaluru's rain woes: Roads, houses flooded on Independence day

Monday night rains were the highest ever 24 hours rainfall recorded in August for Bengaluru

Flooded houses, waterlogged roads and slushy parade grounds marked 70th Independence day for many in Bengaluru.

Overnight rains battered the city with heavy rainfall leading to flooding in low-lying areas. Bengaluru woke up to inundated roads.

Rain water floods homes in Bengaluru

Many houses in low-lying areas of the city from Koramangala, Madivala, Shantinagar, Shivajinagar to HAL old airport road were flooded as a result of heavy rains. Basement and ground floors of under construction buildings, PGs, hostel in low lying areas were inundated. Water gushed into households damaging furniture, vehicles etc.

Waist-level waters on roads

In many localities, people were seen wading through waist-level waters. Medians on arterial roads in Southeast Bengaluru were almost submerged. Commuting became a challenge on Tuesday morning with vehicles as big as buses finding it hard to keep afloat. Many cars and bikes were inundated where they were parked.

Record-shattering rains

The HAL Airport Observatory recorded 144 mm rainfall while the BBMP commission said that the rainfall on Monday night was about 170 mm. This is the highest 24-hours rainfall recorded in the month of August in Bengaluru. Monday night's mammoth rain fury broke the 103 mm record set on August 12, 1996.

Citizens vent fury on social media

Netizens in Bengaluru took to Twitter and Facebook to share pictures and videos of how Monday night rains had an effect on them. As the India celebrates 70th Independence day, some Bengalureans did not have the freedom to step out of their houses thanks to flooding.

IT hub, posh localities flooded

Koramangala, considered one of the posh localities in the city and home to many businessmen, prominent doctors, politicians and celebrities was one of the worst-affected areas. The BBMP is undertaking clearance operations on priority.

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