Heavy rain lashes Bengaluru

Heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds, lashed Bengaluru for over an hour on Friday evening. While many citizens, who were at home because of the lockdown, posted pictures of

Heavy rains, accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds, lashed Bengaluru for over an hour on Friday evening. While many citizens, who were at home because of the lockdown, posted pictures of the rain and a cup of hot beverage or snacks on social media, residents of Tatanagar, Bhadrappa Layout, Hebbal Sarovara Layout and a few other areas near Hebbal Lake were not so fortunate. The heavy rain inundated Hebbal Sarovara Layout, while the water level in the storm water drain in the area was dangerously high. Kiran Kumar, a resident of the layout, told The Hindu that on some roads, the water level was knee-high. “We had to shift around six to seven residents to higher ground,” he said.