Things seem to be returning back to their former state in Bengaluru as flood waters started receding in some parts of the city.?
Roads in India¡¯s?Silicon Valley?have been cleared and areas are now becoming free of waterlogging. The city can now breathe a sigh of relief after tumultuous days that saw normal life crippled. No one was spared by the catastrophic floods, not the impoverished living in their huts nor the wealthy living in their opulent houses.
Now, a video has emerged online showing luxury cars like Lexus, BMW sedans, Range Rover SUVs, and a Bentley crossover among other ultra-expensive cars half-submerged in an upscale neighbourhood of Divyasree.?
While prices of the cars range from Rs 65 lakh to Rs 2.5 crore, the apartments in Divyasree 77 East in Yemlur ¡ª cost???7¨C10 crore.? ?
The catastrophic scenes have been blamed on the unpreparedness of the Bengaluru civic body.?
Another video going viral showed a man swimming in the living room of his villa in the upscale neighbourhood of Epsilon.?
In the video, the man can be seen swimming on the ground floor of his house, and several other household items are floating along with him.?
Epsilon, the posh neighbourhood in Bengaluru, is home to powerful people and billionaires like Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji and Britannia CEO Varun Berry.??
In the last few days, many IT professionals and top executives of companies like upGrad have had to resort to taking tractor rides to reach their workplaces.?
Boats and tractors were pressed into service in certain parts?and a forecast of more rains has caused worry among the people residing in the vulnerable areas, even as many have started moving to safer zones, taking with them only necessary belongings.??
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