BENGALURU: A relentless spell of rain through Wednesday evening left Bengaluru’s underpasses, roads. The continuous rain, lightning and thundershowers across the city, from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm, flooded Shivananda Circle and Railway underpass, CBI Road underpass, RT Nagar, Shantinagar bus stop, Wilson Garden, Russell Market, Doddanekkundi and surrounding areas. The rain slowed down traffic, resulting in snarls in Majestic, Malleswaram and surroundings.
Heavy rains resulted in waterlogging, incidents of tree fall, damage to certain infrastructure and power outages in several parts. The central, southern and eastern parts of the city faced the brunt of the thunderstorm.
Metro’s retaining wall collapsed near Seshadripuram, leading to several cars and bikes being damaged.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a few spells of rain or thundershowers, heavy at times is very likely during the next 24 hours.
The city has been receiving rain for the last few days.
The deluge last month had caused havoc leading to large-scale destruction to properties in the city and several offices had asked its employees to work from home.
