No respite from rains; yellow alert issued in Bengaluru
The Hindu
Until 8.30 p.m. on Nov. 18, city records 37 mm of rain
Citizens are unlikely to get respite from heavy rains that lashed Bengaluru on November 18. The India Meteorological Department, which has issued a yellow alert for the city for November 19, attributed the rains to the low pressure over Bay of Bengal developing into a depression.
Until 8.30 p.m. on Nov. 18, the city recorded 37 mm of rain and HAL 39.2 mm. The IMD had also issued an orange alert for the day. According to @Bnglrweatherman, this month is already the wettest November in the last six years with the city receiving 115.8 mm rains (till November 14).
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