Four dead as heavy rains lash in Bengaluru, flooding plagues low lying areas in city

Four dead as heavy rains lash in Bengaluru, flooding plagues low lying areas in city

FP Staff September 10, 2017, 20:43:06 IST

The downpour in Bengaluru disrupted normal life and brought the city to its knees with massive flooding in various areas.

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A wall collapses after heavy rains lashed Bengaluru. The downpour disrupted normal life and brought the city to its knees with massive flooding in various areas. A portion of a campus wall of software major Infosys also collapsed in the early hours of the day, an official said on Sunday. PTI

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The city received a record 70mm rainfall, accompanied by squally winds in the last 12 hours, inundating low-lying areas. Areas such as Banashankari, Richmond Road, Gali Anjaneya Temple, Vijayanagar, Majestic, Shanthinagar, BTM Layout, Madivala and Sarjapura Road were badly affected. PTI

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“Heavy rain began after midnight and continued till the early hours, flooding several areas in Bommasandra and Anekal towards Hosur across the inter-state border, and Kengeri and Nayandanahalli towards Mysuru,” a civic body official said. PTI

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Low-lying areas were inundated and trees and electricity poles were uprooted in the southern suburbs causing a lot of damage to life and property. PTI

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An electric pole lies fallen on a two-wheeler. The rains claimed four lives including a couple and a teenager. The local Met office has predicted moderate to heavy rain in parts of the city in the next 24 hours. PTI

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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike had set up 21 special teams to clear roads of fallen trees, electricity poles and to repair snapped power lines. The municipal body was flooded with complaints about uprooting of trees, floods and power disruption. PTI

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