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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Bengaluru; boats deployed as people fish on streets
July 29, 2016
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Incessant rains from Thursday night and Friday, threw life out of gear in Bengaluru.
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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike control rooms were inundated by distress calls from citizens.
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Following the breach of a lake, Kodichikkanahalli, Bilekahalli and surrounding areas were flooded.
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Meanwhile, at some places in the city, people took to the streets to catch fish that had come out of overflowing lakes and reservoirs.
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Rains flooded houses forcing the ground floor residents to move to the upper floors early on Friday morning.
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Residents in Kodichikkanahalli were asked to evacuate.
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A schoolboy trying to wade through the waterlogged road.
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Incessant rains and lake breach inundated all major arterial roads to the extent that there was water up to three feet on many of these roads on Friday morning.
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The Fire and Emergency Service personnel were pressed into service on Friday morning. The personnel rescued several stranded residents using ferries.
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Incessant overnight rain turned Bengaluru's formidable traffic
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Traffic in Bengaluru had barely got back on its feet when incessant rains from Thursday night and Friday inundated lakes, flooded streets, uprooted trees — all contributing to the IT capital's never-ending traffic woes.
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike control rooms were inundated by distress calls from citizens.
The worst affected were many areas in Bommanahalli zone. Following the breach of a lake, Kodichikkanahalli, Bilekahalli and surrounding areas were flooded, forcing the ground floor residents to move to the upper floors early on Friday morning.
The Fire and Emergency Service personnel were pressed into service on Friday morning. The personnel rescued several stranded residents using ferries.Uprooting of more than 30 trees was reported from Rajkumar Road, Basavanagudi, Ragigudda, Jayanagar 9th Cross.
Meanwhile, commuters, who had braced for traffic snarls due to inundation of major arterial roads from the past three days, probably woke up to their worst nightmare on Friday morning.
Incessant rains and lake breach inundated all major arterial roads to the extent that there was water up to three feet on many of these roads on Friday morning.
Meanwhile, at some places in the city, people took to the streets to catch fish that had come out of overflowing lakes and reservoirs.
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