Heavy rains lashed Mandya and Ramanagara in Karnataka, affecting vehicle travel between Bengaluru and Mysuru. The highway, which was supposed to open in October, has been submerged, and many vehicles are stuck on both sides of the Bengaluru-Mysore route.

In videos that have gone viral on social media, many vehicles were seen stuck in water including state-run buses on the highway. Passengers including women and children who got stuck inside the bus were rescued by the locals.

Watch the video here :

Continious rains on Monday disrupted normal life in the #Ramanagara of #Bengaluru division

The Bengaluru-Mysuru highway is flooded stranding many vehicles.

Nearly 50 passengers including women stuck in a bus were rescued by the locals.

Other #KSRTC buses are diverted. pic.twitter.com/MXeTJ93ybR

— Saba Khan (@Am_SabaKhan) August 29, 2022

The Ramanagara police have directed the traffic and asked commuters to take an alternative route. They asked passengers who travel between Bengaluru and Mysuru to take Bengaluru – Kanakapura – Mysuru road instead of the Bengaluru Mysuru highway.

Karnataka's Ramanagara, Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Mysuru, Mandya, and Kolar districts have already issued a yellow alert. Light to heavy moderate rains is forecast to continue in certain areas of the state for the next few days, according to the IMD. Thunderstorms with lightning have also been reported in a few regions, according to the authority.

According to KSNDMC(Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre) data, the Vidyapeetha region in South Bengaluru saw 66mm of rainfall on Sunday which is the highest rainfall in the city.