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Bengaluru Rains: Heavy Downpour Triggers Floods, Waterlogging and Traffic Snarls

Bangalore has been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past few days. As heavy rain continues to lash India's IT hub, an orange alert has been issued by the IMD, prompting work-from-home advisories and the closure of schools. Furthermore, the downpour has caused floods and waterlogging, bringing the city to a standstill.

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Karnataka Rains: NDRF personnel rescue residents | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak

NDRF personnel rescue residents after floodwaters entered the Kendriya Vihar apartment following heavy rain, in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Waterlogging in Bengaluru | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Commuters push their two-wheelers through a waterlogged road after heavy rain, near Kendriya Vihar apartment, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Karnataka Rains: flooded street in Bengaluru | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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A man looks at a distance to cross a flooded street after heavy rains in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Rescue ops underway as apartment flooded in Bengaluru | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Lakshmi, is carried by rescue workers on her 86th birthday, after she was rescued from a flooded residential apartment due to heavy rains in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Flooding in Kendriya Vihar apartment complex in Bengaluru | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Rescue workers row a boat to enter an apartment complex to rescue the residents after it was flooded due to heavy rains in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Heavy rain floods large parts of North Bengaluru | Photo: PTI
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People being rescued near Kendriya Vihar Apartment after it flooded following heavy rains, in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Residents evacuated after flooding | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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Residents with their belongings after floodwater entered the Kendriya Vihar apartment after heavy rains, in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: People catch fish in a waterlogged area | Photo: PTI
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People catch fish in a waterlogged area after heavy rain, at Yelahanka old town in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: NDRF personnel during a rescue operation | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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NDRF personnel during a rescue operation after floodwater entered the Kendriya Vihar apartment following heavy rain, in Bengaluru.

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Karnataka Rains: Waterlogging on a road at Kodigehalli | Photo: PTI
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Waterlogging on a road after heavy rain, at Kodigehalli in Bengaluru.