Unprecedented heavy downpour on Sunday night — the third highest single day rainfall the city has ever recorded — brought Bengaluru to its knees as roads were inundated, rainwater entered homes, flights were diverted, buses and other vehicles broke down, schools were shut and boats were pressed into service.
While the downpour was more widespread, affecting more than just the low-lying areas, civic authorities said that the monsoon rain received this year is the second highest rainfall in the city since 1971.
IMD officials said Bengaluru received a record amount of 131.6 mm rainfall on Sunday, making it the third highest single day rainfall the city has ever recorded. Previously, 18 cm rainfall was recorded in one day in 1988 and 132.3 mm rainfall was recorded in 2014.
