Mandous effect: A wet Sunday for Bengalureans, rain likely today too

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Most Benglureans were forced to stay indoors on a weekend they would have loved to spend shopping, with the rains induced by Cyclone Mandous in the Bay of Bengal, leading to intermittent rains through the day and even flooding and traffic mayhem on some roads in the city.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) disclosed that 11.8 mm of rain was recorded in city limits on Sunday as of 5:30 pm. The maximum temperature for the city was 21.6 degrees while the mercury dipped to 17.8 degrees at the lower end.

On Monday, the skies are likely to be cloudy with light to moderate rains expected. The light rains are expected to continue on Tuesday as well. Meanwhile, Mandous has lost its intensity further and has become a low pressure area as of noon on Sunday