2022 Bangalore, India Floods

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About

2022 Bangalore, India Floods refers to massive torrential rains and flooding that took place in Bangalore, India in late 2022. The city of Bangalore routinely faced issues with rainfall and faulty drainage systems in the years leading up to 2022, with the city's "Silicon Valley" area and various gated communities being among the worst impacted by the rains in August and September 2022. Internet users took to making jokes about the floods, pointing toward the notion that Bangalore has "the best weather" in India, and the fact that the city has experienced massive migrations due to its tech sector in recent years.

Origin

On August 30th, 2022, Twitter^[1] user vanshika_garg17 posted a tweet commenting on the recent spat of floods in Bangalore. The tweet gathered over 2,000 likes and 100 retweets in nearly 10 days (seen below)

Also on August 30th, Twitter^[4] user @nikhilnarayanan posted a photoshopped Uber screenshot showing boats and submarines as rideshare options. The tweet gathered over 70 likes and 13 retweets in nearly 10 days (seen below).

On September 1st, Twitter^[2] user @maliniranga posted a thread covering the various reasons Bangalore is suffering its worst floods in recent years. The thread gathered over 500 likes and over 250 retweets in nearly eight days (seen below).

Spread

By September 2022, many internet users were covering the rains, floods and subsequent inconveniences for tech professionals in Bangalore. On September 4th, Twitter^[3] user @SonyWorldJn posted a tweet referencing the floods and gathered 12,000 likes and 8,000 retweets in nearly four days (seen below).

On September 5th, Instagram^[5] page @mememandir posted a meme about the Bangalore floods as well, gathering over 18,000 likes in nearly three days (seen below).

Also on September 5th, 2022, Twitter^[6] @IshitaaPandey tweeted a video referencing the Bangalore floods, gathering over 4,000 likes and 500 retweets (seen below).