A waterlogged Sri Rama Road in Ejipura on Monday, following torrential rain the night before.
Credit: DH photo
Bengaluru: A day after the city's western parts were battered by heavy rainfall, it was northern, southeastern and eastern Bengaluru to be pounded by thundershowers throughout Monday.
Overall, all parts of the city received rainfall that ranged from light and moderate to heavy and very heavy.
By 11 pm, Sahakaranagar and Yelahanka, both located in the north, had received 154.4 mm and 110 mm of rainfall, respectively, according to Weather Union, which provides crowd-sourced weather information.
Other locations that received heavy rainfall included Devanahalli and Koramangala (88.2 mm each), HSR Layout (81.6 mm), and BEL Road (70.4 mm).
RR Nagar, the worst rain-hit neighbourhood on Sunday, received only 19.4 mm of rainfall on Monday, mainly towards the evening.
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bengaluru city observatory recorded 61.9 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am, Monday, and a further 6.5 mm in 12 hours afterwards. The observatory has already received 253.5 mm of rainfall this October, compared with the normal of 186.4 mm.
The HAL airport received 42.3 mm until 8.30 pm on Monday, and 228.5 mm this month, compared with the normal of 177.3 mm.
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) received 105 mm and GKVK 21.2 mm. This month, GKVK has received a whopping 319 mm or rainfall so far.
Rains intensified in the later parts of the night, with northern and eastern Bengaluru bearing the brunt.
The forecast
The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers for Tuesday.
Cars submerged in underpass
Several cars were submerged in the Sahakaranagar underpass after a spell of intense rainfall hit the city's northern and eastern areas late on Monday night.
The traffic police have advised vehicles against venturing near the location. No casualties have been reported as yet.
Intense rains, accompanied by thunder and lightning, also pounded areas such as Hennur and Horamavu, where roads were filled with knee-deep water.