Bengaluru: Heavy rains on Friday crippled several areas of Bengaluru leaving thousands of people stranded for hours in nightmarish traffic jams and flood-like situations in low lying areas.
Boats were also deployed in some parts of Bengaluru, the IT city, to evacuate stranded people.
Heavy incessant rains since Thursday night brought traffic chaos and caused flooding of streets, crippling normal life in several parts of the city. There were also reports of people fishing in some waterlogged areas.
Kodichikkanahalli and Bilekahalli were severely affected in Bengaluru with water entering the houses in these areas. The city witnessed overflowing lakes and drainages coupled with uprooted trees, compounding woes of the people with submerged low-lying areas.
The Fire department has deployed boats in Kodichikkanahalli to evacuate stranded people out of their buildings, officials said.
Meanwhile, the MET department has predicted heavy rains over the next few days.
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