Rain claims one more life; many areas waterlogged

A 36-year-old man was killed after a wall of his house collapsed due to heavy rain on Friday night at Jai Bheem Nagar slum in Mahadevpura on Friday.

The victim has been identified as Raju. With this, the number of people who died in the city due to rain-related accidents this monsoon season has risen to eight.

“It was a 30-year-old house which was in a dilapidated condition. A portion of the wall collapsed around 2 am when the inmates were sleeping, killing Raju,” said a neighbour.

Raju is survived by his wife Chinnamma and his parents. The victim’s parents have been admitted to hospital with minor injuries to their legs.

Mayor R Sampath Raj inspected the place and ordered evacuation of people from dilapidated houses. He also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the members of the victim’s family. Corporator Hariprasad also allotted Rs 25,000 for repairs to the house.

The rain also left many parts of the city water-logged dampening the festive spirit. Traffic was slow in some parts like Varthur Kodi, Whitefield and Koramangala due to water-logging. Mahadevapura and Krishnarajapuram reported heavy rainfall.

Meanwhile, two trees in Jayanagar 3rd Block and BTM Layout were uprooted due to heavy rain on Friday night.