Thundershowers continued to lash several parts of north and south interior Karnataka on Friday. Heavy overnight rain inundated several residential areas, roads and rail underpasses in Kolar.
Skies opened up on Thursday evening and it continued to pour until the early hours of Friday. The students, office-goers and the daily wagers at Khadripur were forced to cross the railway tracks after the overnight showers left the underpass flooded.. Members of a people’s organisation staged a semi-nude protest in waist-high water at the underpass alleging apathy by the civic bodies in fixing the problem.
Rainwater mixed with sewage flooded the roads while a few residential areas turned islands owing to the poor drainage system.
Srinivaspur town in Kolar district also experienced heavy rains, causing grave hardships to the residents in the low-lying areas. In Bagepalli town, Chikkaballapur district, a daily wager died after falling into a pit filled with rainwater. The deceased has been identified as Ramanji (45), a native of Dasaralahalli
Heavy rain in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday flooded KHB Colony in Mandya. Acres of paddy crops in Mandya taluk have been damaged.
Parts of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Tumakuru and Davangere also experienced incessant rain on Thursday night.