Over 20 flights delayed; 5 diverted as rains cripple Bengaluru

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, October 22, 2024: Over 20 flights were late in arriving at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday night due to heavy rains, ANI reported quoting airport authorities.

One Air India flight from Delhi and three IndiGo flights from Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh were diverted to Chennai.

A Thai Lion Air flight coming from Thailand was also diverted to Chennai.

A day after the city’s western parts were battered by heavy rainfall, it was northern, southeastern and eastern Bengaluru to be pounded by thundershowers throughout Monday.

Overall, all parts of the city received rainfall that ranged from light and moderate to heavy and very heavy.

By 11 pm, Sahakaranagar and Yelahanka, both located in the north, had received 154.4 mm and 110 mm of rainfall, respectively, according to Weather Union, which provides crowd-sourced weather information.

Other locations that received heavy rainfall included Devanahalli and Koramangala (88.2 mm each), HSR Layout (81.6 mm), and BEL Road (70.4 mm).

RR Nagar, the worst rain-hit neighbourhood on Sunday, received only 19.4 mm of rainfall on Monday, mainly towards the evening.

The HAL airport received 42.3 mm until 8.30 pm on Monday, and 228.5 mm this month, compared with the normal of 177.3 mm.
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) received 105 mm and GKVK 21.2 mm.

Rains intensified in the later parts of the night, with northern and eastern Bengaluru bearing the brunt.