Floods in southern India after days of torrential rain

Firefighters help an elderly woman to safety (Kashif Masood/AP)

Much of the southern Indian city of Bengaluru was under water on Tuesday, as two days of torrential rains caused widespread power cuts and heavy floods that swept into homes and submerged roads.

With several parts of the city still heavily waterlogged, videos on social media showed people hopping on to tractors to get to work.