The rains in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said on Thursday. PICS/PTI
Updated On: 2026-04-30 04:54 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense rainfall for nearly an hour on Wedesday, bringing down trees and electric poles, crushing parked vehicles and inundating low-lying areas, while several roads were rendered impassable, severely disrupting vehicular movement during peak hours
Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a compound wall of the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed amid the downpour
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar visits the site of a wall collapse following heavy rain, at Bowring Hospital, in Bengaluru
Key junctions and underpasses were waterlogged, with the KR Circle underpass completely submerged, forcing police to barricade the stretch due to lack of drainage
Civic authorities said at least 87 trees were uprooted and 131 branches snapped across the city, disrupting daily life.
