Southern India faces worst flooding in 140 years

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Heavy rain poured down across southern India last week and into the weekend, causing a building to collapse and leading to scenes of flooded streets in Bengaluru, a bustling city of more than 12 million that is also known as Bangalore.

Video footage from across the affected area shows flooded roadways and buildings, but amid the crisis, some kids took the opportunity to have a little fun as they floated down streets and played games as flood waters turned streets into streams.

Widespread and heavy rain swamped southeast India last week with some areas picking up more than 12 inches (300 mm). While heavy rain across the area is a yearly occurrence during the northeast monsoon, the excess rain during the middle of November led to widespread and deadly flooding.

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