Bengaluru: Heavy rains caused flight services to be disrupted, resulting in diversions to Chennai

Bengaluru’s aircraft services were interrupted by heavy overnight rain, according to Kempegowda International Airport authorities on Friday.

They said that a number of planes, including foreign passenger flights, had been diverted. A BIAL representative said in a statement that “strong winds and heavy rainfall made the airport unusable for landing between 9.35 pm and 10.29 pm, causing flight diversions.”

According to him, on Thursday, 13 domestic flights, 3 international passenger flights, and 1 international cargo aircraft were rerouted to Chennai. Numerous trees were knocked down in various sections of the city, including Jayanagar, Nrupathunga Nagar, and RR Nagar, by the combination of heavy winds and rain.

The intense summer heat that Bengaluru residents had not seen in many decades was also relieved for them by the rains. For the last four days, rain has been falling on the city.

The India Meteorological Department reports that Bengaluru had 14 mm of rain in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 am on Friday. In a statement, it said that during the previous 24 hours, the city’s top and lowest temperatures were 33 and 22 degrees Celsius, respectively.