Heavy downpour uproots trees in Bengaluru, IMD predicts more rain
Hindustan TimesAmid heavy rainfall in parts of Karnataka, the India Meteorological Department forecasted more rain and issued thunderstorm warnings over some regions of the state. Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka and at a few places over North Interior Karnataka over the next 48 hours, the IMD said. It issued a heavy rainfall warning till Friday at isolated places over Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts of Coastal Karnataka, and over Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Shivamogga, Kolar, Bengaluru Urban, and Bengaluru Rural districts of South Interior Karnataka. Thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty winds with wind speed reaching 40-50 Kmph likely to occur at isolated places over the state, it added.