New Delhi, April 29 -- Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru has caused significant damage to a well-known independent bookstore, The Bookworm, with thousands of books reportedly destroyed after floodwaters entered its premises.

Images shared by the store on social media showed waterlogging inside the shop, with knee-deep water filling narrow aisles and soaking stacks of books. The visuals highlighted the scale of damage caused by the sudden downpour.

"Due to heavy rain in Bangalore we lost 4000 to 5000 books," the bookstore said in a post on Instagram, confirming the extent of the loss.

The flooding is estimated to have destroyed between 4,000 and 5,000 books, many of which were stored from floor to ceiling - a common feature of the store known...