Components of Bengaluru have seen flooding after heavy rain since final week.
Bengaluru:
A portion of an under-construction constructing collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday after heavy rain since final week. Officers stated 10-12 individuals are feared to be trapped below the particles.
Rescue groups have reached Babusapalya in east Bengaluru, the place the constructing is situated, and efforts are on to clear the particles and pull the trapped folks out. Three folks have been rescued thus far.
Waterlogging has thrown life out of substances in elements of the town, with youngsters having to overlook college and passengers lacking flights and trains. Residents of an residence advanced in Yelahanka on the outskirts of Bengaluru had been additionally evacuated utilizing boats after heavy flooding.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who holds the Bengaluru Improvement portfolio, stated the federal government can not “cease nature” however is taking all needed steps to make sure folks do not endure.
“You might need observed within the media what is occurring in Dubai and Delhi. There may be air pollution in Delhi and rain in Dubai, which is a drought-prone area. There’s a comparable scenario in lots of elements of the nation. We’re managing. We can not cease nature however we’re there. I’m additionally gathering info from the complete crew,” he was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
Mr Shivakumar stated pumps have been pressed into service to empty water from residences and low-lying areas and groups from the state and nationwide catastrophe response forces are finishing up reduction work.