Rain claims 5 lives in State
Bangalore, Nov 3, DHNS:
Torrential rain in several parts of the State has claimed five lives and brought down nearly 1,400 houses over the past two days, according to reports from Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur, Koppal and Tumkur.
Three of a family were buried alive as a house collapsed in Hulikunte village of Challakere taluk on Tuesday night. Kodigowda (60), his wife Manjulamma (55) and daughter Mamata (25) are the deceased.
Two more deaths were reported from Chikkaballapur and Koppal districts.
Water gushed into Mathadakurubarahatty on the outskirts of Chitradurga as a wall constructed to a nearby tank gave away. Traffic on National Highway-4 was affected for over an hour as irate villagers staged a protest.
