Heavy rains continued to lash several districts in the state on Friday. Several houses are reported to have collapsed in Kalaburagi and Raichur districts.
Rains lashed Kalaburagi district on Friday. Sources in the deputy commissioner’s office said the district received 18.12 mm of rains in the last 24 hours. Water was released from Nagaral dam in Chincholi taluk. Flood threat has been issued to villages downstream Bennithora dam in Chittapur taluk.
Parts of Raichur district received heavy rains on Thursday night and Friday morning. At least 29 houses are reported to have partially collapsed in Raichur taluk due to continuous rains in the last four days. A 16-year-old boy was washed away in a stream in Duganur village.
Various parts of Uttara Kannada district received moderate rains. Haliyal, Siddapur and Yellapur received good rains. Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash various parts of Shivamogga district. Hosanagar, Sagar and Thirthahalli received good spell of rains intermittently throughout the day. Shivamogga and Bhadravathi received moderate rains. Light rains were also reported from Mysuru city and the surrounding areas.
Ritual for rains
A minor boy was made to walk nude by carrying a structure made of cow dung over his head, as part of a ritual for rains in Kyasa-nakere village of Kudligi taluk, reports DHNS from Ballari district. Standing crops in the taluk have withered away with rains failing for a month.