Bengaluru rains: Yelahanka residents make use of flooded streets to catch fish. Watch

Videos circulating on social media show people in several parts of the city using this 'opportunity' to catch fish. (Image credit: @dpkBopanna/X, ANI)

While Bengaluru grapples with incessant rains and flooding, a few residents choose to look at the silver lining. They took to water-logged streets to catch fish. Some of them, such as those in Yelahanka, have been successful in catching multiple fish that arrived as surrounding lakes overflowed.

Videos shared by an ANI journalist showed residents of Yelahanka's Allalasandra showing off their catch of the day.

As #Bengaluru grappled with heavy rains and severe waterlogging last night, this morning Bengaluru residents are seen enjoying fishing. This one is in Yelahanka's Allalasandra. #BengaluruFloods #BengaluruRains pic.twitter.com/FGKhYoEptA
Reethu Rajpurohit (@reethu_journo) October 22, 2024

Videos circulating on social media show residents in other regions too have been using this "opportunity" to catch fish.

Boats are helping people move out of waterlogged homes, people are catching fish on the streets. Bengaluru, the IT capital of the country is reeling under the weather. #BengaluruFloods pic.twitter.com/WnoNesDQCM Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) October 22, 2024

Meanwhile, in Yelahanka -- one of the worst affected regions -- the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were deployed to rescue residents from flooded buildings in inflated boats. This is the second time in two weeks, Kendriya Vihar apartments in Yelahanka have been severely inundated. NDRF personnel helped residents reach the main gate using boats. According to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Yelahanka received 157 mm (six inches) of rain in just six hours from Tuesday midnight to Tuesday 6 am.

Boats are helping people move out of waterlogged homes, people are catching fish on the streets. Bengaluru, the IT capital of the country is reeling under the weather. #BengaluruFloods pic.twitter.com/WnoNesDQCM
Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) October 22, 2024

In the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, Bengaluru has received 23.6 mm of rainfall and, according to the India Meteorological Department forecast, the city will witness a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers very likely and heavy rains at times.