Flooding in a town in India led to a sari shop being mobbed by women trying to bag a bargain on 15 October.

Heavy rains led to a flood in the town of Hukkeri in Karnataka, in which many vehicles were washed away and shops had their goods damaged.

One unfortunate business was a popular store, Karnataka Clothes Centre.

Hoping to get rid of their flood-damaged stock, the owner started selling saris for 20 rupees ($0.27).

It was such a huge discount that the store was soon inundated with crowds of female customers. So many that the employees had to shout at the customers to observe social distancing and wait in an orderly fashion.

"We decided to sell everything at a huge loss to dispose the stock but did not expect the mad rush" the owner said.

Incident at Hukkeri town in Karnataka on October 15.

Due to heavy rains there was flood in Hukkeri town and many vehicles including a car were washed away on the main road. Water entered many shops and destroyed their products. Clothes kept in a famous shop ‘Karnataka Clothes Center’ were soiled by flood water and so the owner decided to sell all garments at huge discount. A saree could be bought for just Rs 20 which was like giving it away for free. The news spread like rapid fire and women mobbed the shop in the middle of a flood situation. Shop employees were so harassed they were pleading with their customers not to crowd and maintain social distancing in wake of Corona. "We decided to sell everything at a huge loss to dispose the stock but did not expect the mad rush."