Rains in five hours since late on Monday night brought Bengaluru to its knees with parts of the city receiving the highest rainfall in a day in August in 127 years.
The city, which experienced heavy downpour over the past two days, slowly limped back to normalcy on Wednesday with a letup in the rains till evening.
Rains from Monday night to Tuesday morning flooded major roads and drainage water entered houses in low-lying areas.
The city was battered by 12.8 cm rain in five hours from Monday night to Tuesday morning, which is stated to be the highest rainfall in a day in August since 1890.