<p>A man was washed away in a flash flood as heavy rain brought Bengaluru to a halt late on Saturday.<br /><br />Rajkumar (24), a JCB operator, fell into a stormwater drain in Kurubarahalli, near Basaveshwaranagar. He remained untraced till midnight as rescue operations were delayed by the persistent downpour. Mayor G Padmavathi, who visited the spot, said that the rescue operations had been suspended and would resume in the morning.<br /><br />Several parts of the city plunged into darkness, and trees were uprooted in many places. Blustery winds blew away a part of the metal roof at the MG Road Metro station.<br /><br />The pre-monsoon showers began around 8 pm and continued till late in the night. <br />The rain brought at least a dozen trees down, and caused a traffic gridlock. This was the second heavy downpour in three days.<br /><br />According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), trees were uprooted near in Malleswaram, Dollars Colony, Benson Town, RT Nagar, Hebbal, Yeshwantpur, and Vijayanagar. <br /><br />Many vehicles were damaged. The BBMP said it had received no complaints of flooding, barring in low-lying areas such as Laggere. <br /><br />The downpour plunged a number of neighbourhoods into darkness. Koramangala, Jayanagar, Wilson Garden, Sampangirama Nagar, JP Nagar and Shanthinagar were among the areas that experienced power outages from 8 pm onwards. <br /><br />Power supply was also disrupted in Kadugodi and Whitefield. A Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) official said he couldn't say when power supply would be restored. It had received 4,356 power disruption complaints. <br /><br />The maximum temperature in the city was just 32.7 degrees Celsius and minimum 21.8 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Sundar M Metri, in-charge director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said the weather would be pleasant over the next couple of days with rain expected in the evenings. Sunday and Monday will see a maximum of 35 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 22 degrees Celsius. <br /><br />Stuck on road, many miss flights<br /><br />Ballari Road was blocked after trees collapsed near Cauvery cinema and Mehkri Circle. Thousands of vehicles, including those bound for the airport, remained stuck for two hours. <br /><br />Many could not reach the airport in time for their flights. A Kempegowda International Airport spokesperson said at least two flights from Mumbai — SpiceJet flight and Jet Lite — had been diverted to Chennai by 10 pm. <br /><br /></p>
<p>A man was washed away in a flash flood as heavy rain brought Bengaluru to a halt late on Saturday.<br /><br />Rajkumar (24), a JCB operator, fell into a stormwater drain in Kurubarahalli, near Basaveshwaranagar. He remained untraced till midnight as rescue operations were delayed by the persistent downpour. Mayor G Padmavathi, who visited the spot, said that the rescue operations had been suspended and would resume in the morning.<br /><br />Several parts of the city plunged into darkness, and trees were uprooted in many places. Blustery winds blew away a part of the metal roof at the MG Road Metro station.<br /><br />The pre-monsoon showers began around 8 pm and continued till late in the night. <br />The rain brought at least a dozen trees down, and caused a traffic gridlock. This was the second heavy downpour in three days.<br /><br />According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), trees were uprooted near in Malleswaram, Dollars Colony, Benson Town, RT Nagar, Hebbal, Yeshwantpur, and Vijayanagar. <br /><br />Many vehicles were damaged. The BBMP said it had received no complaints of flooding, barring in low-lying areas such as Laggere. <br /><br />The downpour plunged a number of neighbourhoods into darkness. Koramangala, Jayanagar, Wilson Garden, Sampangirama Nagar, JP Nagar and Shanthinagar were among the areas that experienced power outages from 8 pm onwards. <br /><br />Power supply was also disrupted in Kadugodi and Whitefield. A Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) official said he couldn't say when power supply would be restored. It had received 4,356 power disruption complaints. <br /><br />The maximum temperature in the city was just 32.7 degrees Celsius and minimum 21.8 degrees Celsius.<br /><br />Sundar M Metri, in-charge director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said the weather would be pleasant over the next couple of days with rain expected in the evenings. Sunday and Monday will see a maximum of 35 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 22 degrees Celsius. <br /><br />Stuck on road, many miss flights<br /><br />Ballari Road was blocked after trees collapsed near Cauvery cinema and Mehkri Circle. Thousands of vehicles, including those bound for the airport, remained stuck for two hours. <br /><br />Many could not reach the airport in time for their flights. A Kempegowda International Airport spokesperson said at least two flights from Mumbai — SpiceJet flight and Jet Lite — had been diverted to Chennai by 10 pm. <br /><br /></p>
