Residents were rescued by boats from flooded areas of Bengaluru

Residents were rescued by boats from flooded areas of Bengaluru

 Idrees MOHAMMED

Torrential rains have swamped parts of India's tech capital Bengaluru, killing at least one person, an official said, and exposing long-standing infrastructure failures in a city that has expanded at breakneck speed.

Rapid growth of the southern city dubbed India's Silicon Valley has left many waterways covered over or used as dumps, leading to water stagnating every year during heavy rains.

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