Overnight downpour cripples Bengaluru

Brand Bengaluru got a beating once again, as sustained heavy overnight rainfall—the biggest in this year—brought the city to a crawling halt and reinforced that sinking feeling as even posh residential complexes and IT parks found themselves submerged on Monday.

- LAKSHMANA VENKAT KUCHI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for Karnataka and a red alert for multiple regions within the state, including North Interior, South Interior, and Coastal Karnataka, forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days. Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and the Konkan region are also likely to witness "very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall" between 20 and 22 May, while Mumbai is expected to receive moderate to heavy showers from 21 May.

Now this only increases the anxiety and worry of the Bengaluru residents as they got a taste of might come in the next few days.