Overview
- Following Monday’s intense shower, water pooled on key corridors and rush-hour traffic crawled across the city in what residents shared as roads turned into streams.
- The rain began around 4 p.m. and lasted about 45 minutes, with IMD logging 24.2 mm in the city and 4.7 mm at Kempegowda International Airport.
- Airlines warned of delays as weather reduced visibility, with IndiGo and Akasa issuing advisories and KIA confirming an Air India Express diversion to Chennai.
- Fallen vegetation added to blockages, with the city authority reporting 21 uprooted trees and 46 broken branches and only partial clearance by 7:30 p.m.
- IMD kept Bengaluru and nearby districts on yellow alert through May 20, warning of thunderstorms and gusty winds that can quickly flood low-lying roads and slow commutes.