Kerala, Karnataka reel under floods as monsoon wreaks havoc in southern states
India Today
Torrential rain continued to batter southern states on September 5. The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall until September 9 across several states.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh on September 8 and 9. Meanwhile, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh will witness 'very heavy rainfall' on September 6, 7 and 9.
Amid incessant rains in Bengaluru, the lives of civilians, cattle and stray animals came to a standstill. In visuals from the city, residents of the Varthur suburb resorted to riding boats and other carriers to commute through heavily waterlogged areas.
#WATCH | Locals struggle to commute as streets in Bengaluru's Yemalur area are severely waterlogged following heavy rains in the city pic.twitter.com/wrHk1CO3p1
Torrential rains in the city not only obstructed the usual routes but long and heavy traffic was witnessed in several areas.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Long traffic snarls in various parts of Bengaluru amid heavy rainfall#BengaluruRain pic.twitter.com/YRmVISuirC
BOATS ON BENGALURU ROADS
In the first of a kind, several employees of IT companies used tractors to commute to their workplaces in the Yemalur area in Bengaluru.
