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Bengaluru Rain: Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru caused disruptions at the Kempegowda International Airport, resulting in the diversion of nine flights to Chennai on Sunday, May 12. The operator of Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL) attributed the diversions to the inclement weather conditions, including heavy rain and lightning in the area.

During the timeframe from 11:18 pm to 11:54 pm on May 12, no flights were able to land at Kempegowda Airport, as confirmed by a BIAL spokesperson. Out of the 11 diverted flights, seven were domestic and four were international, as per the Monney Control report.

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Flights affected by the weather-related diversions included those operated by Air India from Delhi (AI 512) and Mumbai (AI 585), Akasa Air from Mumbai (QP 1341) and Goa (QP 1397), Air Asia India from Guwahati (I5821), Alliance Air from Goa (9I548), and Vistara from Delhi (UK 807).

International flights that were diverted included those from Thai Airways (TG 325) and Thai Lion Air (SL 216) from Bangkok, Air France (AF 194) from Paris, and KLM (KL 879) from Amsterdam.

Normal operations at Bengaluru Airport resumed after midnight once the weather conditions improved, as confirmed by BIAL.

In addition to airport disruptions, heavy rainfall also led to instances of waterlogging in different parts of the city, including Bilekahalli near Bannerghatta Road and Roopena Agrahara near Electronic City, according to traffic police officials. The Kempegowda International Airport, located near Devanahalli in North Bengaluru, approximately 40 km from the central business district, also experienced waterlogging due to the heavy downpour.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a yellow alert for the city earlier on May 10, predicting heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. The IMD further forecasted light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds for north interior Karnataka until May 13, with heavy rainfall expected over south interior Karnataka on May 12 and May 13.