Many parts of Bengaluru were flooded when heavy rains lashed the city on Wednesday evening. Heavy rains lead to collapse of a wall in Sheshadripuram which resulted in damage of several vehicles parked on the road. In the incident, two persons who were in a car parked in the area managed to escape by a whisker.

Low-lying areas showed heavily waterlogged roads, with water flowing into open manholes, flooded basement parkings and damaged vehicles. Office-goers on way home had to take shelter at metro stations, as the rains started around 7.30 — the peak evening hour.

The heavy rain led to the collapse of a wall near Majestic that resulted in damaging several four-wheelers parked on the road.

In the heavy rains, a newly constructed road was washed away at Shivanand Circle of the city. Shop-keepers in Russell Market of Shivaji Nagar had a tough time owing to heavy rainfall and waterlogging. Water entered the market area from the main gate and the materials in the shop were damaged completely, said shop-keeper in Russell Market.
The scene in Sultanpet was no different from that of Shivajingar. The area Sultanpet main road is completely flooded and the parked vehicles especially two-wheelers were inundated. Many arterial roads in areas like
Krishnaraja Puram, Mahadevapura, Koramangala were also flooded.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner Tushar Giri nath said that the East Zone of the city has suffered maximum damages due to heavy rainfall.