Due to the rain, knee-deep water in about 400 houses in the adjoining areas of KR Puram.
Due to the rain, knee-deep water in about 400 houses in the adjoining areas of KR Puram.
Two people are feared dead in the heavy rain that lashed the city on Friday night.
Mithun, 28, working in a private firm, got washed away in a Rajkaluve in SR Layout of Basavapura ward late on Friday night. Mithun’s bike parked on the side of the road fell into the fast flowing drain. Sources said that when he tried to lift his bike, it too fell into the drain and was washed away in the water. Two teams of the National Disaster Response Force launched a search and rescue operation on Saturday morning at the drain where it was washed away. They have not yet rescued him or recovered his body. Sources say that the chances of his survival are slim.
In another incident, 62-year-old Muniyamma, a senior citizen, was killed and two others were injured when the compound wall of Godrej Company premises collapsed due to heavy rains and asbestos sheets in two houses adjoining the premises at Kaveri Nagar, Garudacharpalya. fell from the roofs. All three were taken to the nearby Vaidehi Hospital with serious injuries, while Muniyamma succumbed to her injuries a few hours later. The other two are currently undergoing treatment and their condition is said to be out of danger.
Around 400 houses in Sai Layout, Gururaja Layout, Pai Layout and other adjoining areas in KR Puram have been flooded with knee-deep water due to the rains. Mahadevapura special commissioner Trilok Chandra said that Mahadevapura and Yelahanka areas were the most affected by the heavy rain that occurred for a brief period on Friday night.
The Singapore lake in Yelahanka zone overflowed on Friday night and flooded nearby houses. Some parts of Vidyaranyapura also got waterlogged.