Summary:
The widespread monsoon rains led to flooding of arterial roads and national highways in the cities and towns affecting vehicular movement. “As on Wednesday morning, the southwest monsoon remained active over coastal Karnataka and was weak in north interior Karnataka,” the Bengaluru centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on its website. Heavy monsoon rains since the onset of southwest monsoon on June 4 have been disrupting normal life in the coastal and south interior districts of the southern state over the past few weeks. The Met Office has forecast light to moderate rainfall in the coastal districts for the next two days. There were also reports of damage to some bridges and houses in the coastal districts..