According to PTI, at least 17 people are believed to be trapped after a building collapsed in the Horamavu Agara region of Bengaluru’s east. Rescue activities are ongoing. “17 people are feared trapped inside the building and rescue operation is being carried out in a coordinated effort with help from other agencies,” a high-ranking police officer told reporters.
According to preliminary findings, the entire building collapsed, trapping individuals beneath, a fire department officer told PTI. The fire and emergency service has dispatched two rescue vehicles to assist in rescue efforts.The building fall occurred on a day when numerous areas of the city saw heavy rain.
On Tuesday, five teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were deployed to evacuate marooned residents in the country’s IT capital using coracles. The rains hit North Bengaluru hardest, flooding numerous localities in and around Yelahanka, according to PTI.According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Yelahanka experienced 157 mm (six inches) of rain in just six hours between Tuesday midnight and Tuesday 6 a.m.
Kendriya Vihar in Yelahanka looked like a river with waist-deep water. The rescue workers used a coracle to rescue victims. Waterlogging disrupted normal living in Northern Bengaluru. People preferred to remain indoors, and many travellers missed their planes, trains, and buses.
Household things, vehicles, and electronics were all damaged. There was heavy traffic congestion on numerous major highways. Ballari Road, which leads to Kempegowda International Airport, was completely congested for several kilometres. Tumakuru Road, Old Madras Road, and Kanakapura Road were all severely congested. Tushar Giri Nath, the BBMP Chief Commissioner, plunged in knee-deep to reach out to the area’s residents.
DK Shivakumar, Karnataka’s deputy chief minister, remarked, “You may have seen in the media what is occurring in Dubai and Delhi. There is pollution in Delhi, and it rains in Dubai, a drought-prone zone. A similar situation exists throughout the country. We are coping.”
“We can’t stop nature, but we are present. I’m also collecting information from the entire team. My visit is not significant because it would draw media attention, but the goal is to provide aid to those impacted by the rain,” Shivakumar, who also serves as Bengaluru’s development commissioner, added.