Heavy rain continues in Bengaluru

Anugraha Layout, HSR Layout and Koramangala 4th Block were flooded.

A flooded street at at Koramangala 4th Block in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Heavy rain lashed across Bengaluru for the second consecutive day on Saturday with south and east Bengaluru getting more then 65 mm of rain.

After the overnight rains, parts of Bengaluru including Anugraha Layout, HSR Layout and Koramangala 4th Block were flooded early morning on Saturday.

Residents of HSR Layout said there was a chance that Somasundarpalya lake would breach its bank.

"Yesterday we got it cleaned. Again today we had another sleepless night watching the water level rise outside our homes," said Ramesh Reddy, a resident of Koramangala 4th Block Water had rushed into homes in the area the previous night as well.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) control room received 30 complaints from areas including Marathahalli, HSR Layout, Koramangala, Bannerghata Road and ISRO Layout (Near Yelachenahalli).