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Bengaluru Rain Alert: Heavy Showers Expected, Waterlogging Hits City and Mysuru Yuva Dasara
- •Bengaluru residents face a high alert for widespread showers and thunderstorms from afternoon through midnight as the northeast monsoon sets in.
- •Thursday downpours caused severe waterlogging, slow traffic, fallen trees, and overflowing drains across major areas like Majestic, Jayanagar, and MG Road.
- •Festivities in Mysuru were disrupted as heavy rain and gusty winds caused speaker towers to collapse during the Yuva Dasara programme.
- •The India Meteorological Department forecasts heightened rainfall activity with lightning and gusty winds across coastal, Malnad, and south interior Karnataka through October 18.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast generally cloudy skies, one or two spells of rain or thundershowers, and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in Bengaluru. Widespread showers have been projected to continue through October 18 as the northeast monsoon sets in over southern peninsular India.
Heavy rain and gusty winds disrupted the Yuva Dasara festivities in Mysuru on Thursday evening, causing the event to be halted as attendees rushed for shelter. Additionally, adverse weather conditions caused speaker towers to collapse at the venue.
The renewed rainfall is driven by the transition between the southwest and northeast monsoons, with the IMD declaring the onset of the northeast monsoon on October 15. Additionally, a cyclonic circulation over southern Tamil Nadu is contributing to the heightened rainfall activity across the state.
