(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Heavy rains crippled Bengaluru and Mysuru and surrounding districts yesterday, flooding roads and houses and causing traffic snarls in many areas.
'The city received heavy rainfall, with a few areas receiving a maximum of 196mm as recorded at 8.30am, an official from the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said.
Bengaluru has received nearly double the normal amount of rainfall for the month of September. It received 295mm of rain from September 1 to 26 as against the normal of 148mm, according to the KSNDMC.
The heavy rains which began on Tuesday night led to drains overflowing onto roads in several places, leading to water-logging. A number of trees were also uprooted, blocking traffic.
A 48-year-old man, Narayanappa, reportedly died at Alur in the city's north suburb when the tiled roof of his old house collapsed in the rains.
Even upscale suburbs like Koramangala and Jayanagar witnessed flash floods as the drains, filled with silt and filth, failed to cope with the huge amounts of water. Rainwater also entered homes in many areas.
Fifty-five-year-old Meenamma, a resident of Krishnarajapuram, a suburb in the eastern part of the city, died yesterday after a night of incessant rain, police said.
'Her house was inundated after the rainfall. It was a natural death as she had been suffering from illness for weeks, police said.
A few compound walls in the city also came crashing down due to the night's rain.
'A compound wall in western suburb Chandra Layout collapsed due to the rain, crushing about eight cars that were parked close to it, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike spokesman Suresh said.
Thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in Nelamangala, a town in Bengaluru Rural district, about 30km from the city, died after the farm was flooded, an official said.
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