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**Summary:**

Bengaluru and several other districts in Karnataka are grappling with severe waterlogging due to heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours. The downpour has overwhelmed drainage systems, flooding residential areas and causing traffic chaos with stranded commuters. Many homes are damaged, and residents have been evacuated. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for continued heavy rainfall, with orange alerts for north and south interior Karnataka and yellow alerts for coastal Karnataka. Authorities are using JCBs to clear the waterlogged areas.

**News Article:**

**Bengaluru Paralyzed by Flooding as Heavy Rains Lash Karnataka**

**Bengaluru, India -** Torrential rainfall over the last two days has brought Bengaluru to a standstill, with widespread flooding impacting daily life and causing significant disruption across the city and several other districts in Karnataka. Low-lying areas are submerged, leading to severe traffic congestion as vehicles break down in the high waters. Sai Layout and Horamavu are among the worst-hit localities.

Visuals from the city show residents wading through knee-deep water, a stark reminder of the city’s struggling infrastructure. The city’s drainage system has been unable to cope with the deluge, turning streets into rivers and submerging vehicles.

Residential areas have also suffered, with floodwaters entering homes and damaging belongings. Authorities have relocated affected residents to safer locations. Local MLA B Basavraj was seen assessing the damage in Sai Layout, using a JCB to navigate the flooded streets. Authorities are deploying JCBs to pump out water, especially from residential areas.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a “yellow” alert for heavy rain in coastal Karnataka and an “orange” alert for very heavy rain in north and south interior Karnataka. The alert includes Bengaluru, with predictions of continued heavy rainfall for the next 48 hours. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre has forecast scattered to widespread moderate rain with thunder and lightning for the coming days. Districts impacted include Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Tumakuru, Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan, Kodagu, Belagavi, Bidar, Raichur, Yadgir, Davanagere, and Chitradurga.

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