Bengaluru rains flood roads, trigger chaos | Yellow alert issued - video Dailymotion

Heavy pre-monsoon showers from May 17–19 have thrown Bengaluru into disarray.

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00:00For Bengaluru, India's tech capital, it's that time of the year again.

00:17Roads have turned into rivers and traffic has come to a grinding halt.

00:21From May 17 to May 19, the city recorded intense pre-monsoon showers described by local weather

00:31watchers as cloudbursts, reaching 15 to 20 centimetres in some areas.

00:36On May 19, Karnataka Home Minister, Ji Parmeshwara, acknowledged the disruption.

00:41He added that the BBMP is actively clearing waterlogged roads and fallen trees.

00:51Several underpasses across the city are flooded, making commuting not just difficult but dangerous.

01:08Many have urged companies to allow work from home until the situation improves.

01:12On May 20, Silk Board, already infamous for traffic jams, was packed by 7.20am, a non-peak hour.

01:19A post by the Bengaluru Corporate Club showed a 10-kilometre-long traffic jam, captured and

01:25reported on ground by PTI.

01:27All the people in the local suffer with it.

01:30And if you see, it's only in this 200-300 radius meet-up.

01:36There's no proper sewage holes here.

01:38The Indian Meteorological Department's Bengaluru Centre had issued a yellow alert for Bengaluru

01:44and parts of Karnataka, valid through May 21.

01:47The city is advised to brace for more rain in the coming days.

01:51As pre-monsoon showers intensify, Bengaluru's civic systems face yet another stress test.