Pictures: India's Bengaluru braces for more heavy rain after short reprieve

Authorities step up efforts to evacuate people and pump water out of inundated areas

Published: September 07, 2022 19:38 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor with inputs from agencies

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A man pushes his motorbike along a waterlogged street after heavy rains in a Bengaluru. India's technology hub was gearing up for more heavy rain on Wednesday after a brief respite from severe flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to evacuate people and pump water out of inundated areas. Image Credit: AFP

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View of submerged temple following rainfall, in Bengaluru. India's 'Silicon Valley' is facing an unusually wet monsoon, which has brought 162% more rainfall than average since June 1. Image Credit: Arunkumar Rao

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People commute in a tractor trolley through a water-logged neighbourhood following torrential rains in Bengaluru. Floods after two days of incessant rain this week brought chaos and killed at least two people. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Residents of a flood affected colony being rescued by Flood Relief Task Force personnel of Indian Army at Yamlur, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Image Credit: ANI

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Weather officials are predicting further bouts of severe weather in Bengaluru as torrential rains pounded the city, submerged access to office parks and hit back-office operations that are the nerve center of the global financial and technology industries. Image Credit: AFP

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The consecutive nights of relentless monsoon rains have crippled transport and business operations on the city's key Outer Ring Road (ORR), an area where big name international firms such as Microsoft Corp, Intel Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley have offices. Image Credit: Shashidhar Byrappa

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Many have blamed the events on the rampant and chaotic development in the city where lakes and storm water drains have been filled to make way for glitzy buildings and posh homes. Traffic jams have only worsened in the last decade. Image Credit: REUTERS

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But this week's flooding took the pain to another level for many residents who waded through waist-deep water to get out of their flooded homes. Image Credit: Shashidhar Byrappa

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People use Coracle boats to move through a water-logged neighbourhood following torrential rains in Bengaluru, on Wednesday. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Children of workers living in a slum play around their waterlogged dwelling after heavy rains in Bengaluru. Image Credit: AFP

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BBMP workers trying to clear the logged water following incessant rains, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Image Credit: Shashidhar Byrappa

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A drives pushes his auto-rickshaw along a waterlogged street after heavy rains in a Bengaluru. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman carrying her child wades through a knee-deep waterlogged road following incessant rains, in Bengaluru on Wednesday Image Credit: Shashidhar Byrappa

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Men push their motorbikes along a waterlogged street after heavy rains in a Bengaluru. Image Credit: AFP

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A man speaks on his mobile phone as he wades through a water-logged road in a residential area following torrential rains in Bengaluru, on September 7, 2022. Image Credit: REUTERS

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A woman living in a slum washes her utensils in a waterlogged dwelling after heavy rains in Bengaluru on September 7, 2022. Image Credit: AFP

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