#Bengaluru Sinks as City Receives Highest Rainfall in 115 Years

New Delhi, Oct 15: It’s been pouring trouble in the IT City – Bengaluru since the last few days. Incessant rainfall in the Karnataka capital has broken 115-year-old record. Several areas are witnessing flood-like situation. Reports say around 10 deaths have occurred in the past 15 days due to potholes and the heavy showers in the city.

A 16-year-old girl was drowned in an overflowing rain on Sunday at Krishnappa Garden.

In another incident, a mother and her daughter were washed away in a nearby drain in Kurubrahalli. (Also Read: Bengaluru Potholes Claim Four Lives, Karnataka CM Asks ‘What Can We Do)

Bengaluru is facing a unique weather system wherein the south-west monsoon has extended its stint and soon the north-east monsoon will arrive, a meteorological department official said.