Heavy rain lashed the city for almost two hours on Wednesday evening uprooting trees, electric poles and flooding houses in low-lying areas.
According to the observation as of 8.30 p.m., the city registered a rainfall of 13 mm and HAL Airport 18 mm.
Traffic too came to a crawl, with stranded motorists and broken-down vehicles, becoming a common sight across the city.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike’s control room was flooded with phone calls. “There were two trees that fell near Varthur lake. Trees were also uprooted in Adugodi, Whitefield, J.P. Nagar, Kengeri, Koramangala, H.S.R. Layout, Palace Road, and Vijayanagar,” a control room officer said.
There were also complaints of flooding. “An apartment complex was flooded in Bellandur. Three houses were flooded in R.R. Nagar and one house in H.S.R. Layout. The road under the NICE flyover in Hosikeri was also flooded,” the office added. While the maximum temperature was 33 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, it drastically dropped to 22.4 degrees Celsius by 5.30 p.m. “It is part of the pre-monsoon showers which is expected to hit the city sometime next week,” said the weather duty officer.
Two electric poles were damaged in Indiranagar and one in Kengeri. Tree falls also affected power supply in Indiranagar, Hebbal, Koramangala, R.R. Nagar, Jayanagar, Peenya and Rajajinagar.
