Police in Bengaluru were seen rescuing stranded families on heavy-duty equipment and inflatable boats as several areas in the city submerged following overnight heavy rainfall on Monday.
Karnataka바카라s State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre on X posted, "Scattered to widespread moderate rain with thunder and lightning in coastal districts and heavy rain at isolated places across the state in southern interior districts today and tomorrow, in northern interior districts from May 19 to 22 is expected."
Bengaluru received 104 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. The sudden heavy rainfall caused panic amongst civilians as they walked through knee-deep waterlogged roads, causing major disturbances in traffic and affecting public transport. Rain water also inundated people바카라s homes, resulting in damage.
35-year-old housekeeper Shashikala died in Mahadevapura area after a compound wall collapsed on her following the heavy rainfall, PTI reported. She was a private sector employee.
A yellow alert was issued on May 18 to some regions in Karnataka, including Bengaluru, and remains valid for Monday and Tuesday as well, said India Meteorological Department's Bengaluru centre Director N Puviarasu, as per PTI.
IMD yesterday issued warnings of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the west coast, including Karnataka, Konkan and Goa and Kerala and adjoining Peninsular India during 18-24 May. The weather department also mentioned that an upper air cyclonic circulation is likely to form over east central Arabian Sea off Karnataka coast around May 21.
Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region around May 22, after which it will move northwards and intensify further.
Today바카라s statement mentioned rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 30-50 km/hour over Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Kerala and Mahe.
Deeply concerned by the havoc caused by relentless rains in Bengaluru.
I바카라ve been in continuous touch with the concerned officers and I'm closely monitoring the situation.
DK Shivkumar, Karnataka바카라s Deputy Chief Minister and President of Karnataka Congress said on X, 바카라As always, I remain committed to Bengaluru - working round the clock to address challenges and ensure relief.
Let us be clear: the issues we face today are not new. They have been ignored for years, across governments and administrations. The only difference now is - we are working to solve them. Not with temporary fixes, but with long-term, sustainable solutions.바카라
