INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
alert for more pre-monsoon showers on Tuesday due to cyclonic formations over the Andaman Sea, according to authorities.Three people,
including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in rain-related incidents on Monday.Bengaluru is home to major global technology companies, many of
whom have asked their employees to work from home due to flooded roads.Many parts of the city received 100 mm (4in) of rain on Monday, a
compound wall of a software firm - i-Zed - collapsed on Monday morning, killing a 35-year-old female employee.Videos also showed commuters
wading through knee-deep water, with several cars parked on waterlogged streets
Water has also entered houses in some parts of the city.Authorities say the city corporation has identified 210 flood-prone areas where they
chief minister of Karnataka state told reporters on Monday.Karnataka, of which Bengaluru is the capital is currently run by the Congress
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which sits in the opposition in the state has accused the local government of failing to tackle
rain-related issues in the city and the state, despite spending million of rupees on its infrastructure.The BJP has demanded the immediate
Bengaluru in recent years
roads.Source: BBC-Agencies
