Low lying areas in five of the eight zones in Bengaluru are vulnerable to flooding.

BENGALURU: Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has issued a flood forecast for the city of Bengaluru in the next 24 hours.

According to the alert, low lying areas in five of the eight zones in the city are vulnerable to flooding. “According to the forecasted rain, flood vulnerable locations in Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone, East zone, South zone, Mahadevapura zone and Bommanahalli zone are expected to get severe inundation,” said a media communication from the Centre.

The centre has also alerted about possible moderate inundation in vulnerable locations of West zone and Dasanapura zone.

Even as the alert comes, showers have started in different parts of the city with thick clouds spread across the region.

