Bengaluru witnessed unprecedented rainfall for over six hours on the intervening night of Sunday, May 18, and Monday, May 19. The intense rains, with some users on Twitter calling it Bengaluru’s heaviest rainfall of the year. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert in the city.

According to the Karnataka State Disaster Monitoring Cell, the heaviest was measured in Kengeri with 132 mm rainfall; Vaderahalli in northern part of Bengaluru was a close second with 131.5 rain. Several areas recorded 100 mm rainfall overnight.

Several parts of the city were waterlogged and low-lying areas flooded especially the popular Silk Board junction, Bommanahalli, HRBR layout.

Bengaluru City Police tweeted a traffic advisory due to waterlogging in northern Bengaluru for New Bel Road towards Ayyappa temple, Nagawara bus stop toward Sarayapalya and Allasandra to Yelahanka Circle.

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