Water entered houses, flooded rice paddies and blocked roads in Udupi after a period of night rains that prompted rescue operations by local residents and NDRF officials.
Incessant night rains disrupted life in the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts on the Karnataka coast and left parts of the district flooded with rainwater on Sunday. Water entered houses, flooded rice paddies and blocked roads in Udupi after a streak of night rains that prompted rescue operations by local residents and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams. So far, no loss of life has been reported in the Udupi district.
Rising water levels were reported in Udupi, Gundibailu, Alevoor, Adi Udupi, Kinimulky, Badagupete, and some villages in Karkala taluk, including Yennehole and Hermunde. The main roads connecting Kalsanka and Gundibailu, Udupi and Mangaluru were blocked due to flooding.
Water levels were equally high in the coastal village of Mattu in the Udupi district and local residents began rescue operations to ensure that those living in low-lying areas are moved to safer places.
A rise in water level was also reported in the parking area of the Udupi Sri Krishna temple. The images showed that the parking area was submerged in water. Three boats capsized in the Malpe harbor in the district as a result of heavy rains.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) had previously warned fishermen in coastal districts not to venture out to sea and many boats that were at sea had also returned to shore after it was issued. the red alert.
While heavy rains are common in Karnataka’s coastal districts, residents reported that the rains were much higher than usual on Saturday. “The rains were pretty constant throughout the day (Saturday) and increased overnight. When we woke up this morning, there was knee-level water on the roads leading to our house, ”Varun, a resident of Gundibailu in Udupi, told TNM.
The rains continued to hit early Sunday morning and threatened residents living in the low-lying areas of the Udupi district. Kota Srinivas Poojary, minister in charge of the district, Dakshina Kannada, told reporters that more NDRF teams will be arriving in Udupi to help with the rescue efforts.
A helpline number – 1077 – is active in getting Udupi residents to file rain damage complaints.
Meanwhile, heavy rain was reported in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday and a worker died after the wall of a school complex collapsed in the Kulur area of Mangaluru. Umesh, 38, a salaried worker who worked daily near the school grounds and was buried in the rubble after the wall collapsed.
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Center (KSNDMC) reported very heavy to extremely heavy rains on Saturday in parts of Karnataka’s coastal and Malnad regions. A red alert was issued off the coast of Karnataka and heavy rains were recorded in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada throughout the day on Saturday before night rains caused flooding. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued a similar warning.
Continuous rains were reported in the Kodagu district of Karnataka with 94mm rainfall recorded at Bhagamandala in the district.
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