<p>Mangaluru: Heavy rains lashed parts of Karnataka on Sunday prompting Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to sound a red alert in many of the districts. </p><p>Many areas in Mangaluru were inundated as floodwaters made its way into people's home and bringing normal life to a standstill.</p> <p>65-year-old Susheela, a resident of Attavar, near Sri Krishna Bhajana Mandira said, “Grains, household articles, clothes—everything was washed away in the flood on Saturday. </p><p>"We came to the relief centre with only the clothes on our backs. We don’t even know what is left in our house now,” she said .</p><p>She, along with her daughter and two grandchildren, are currently taking shelter at the relief centre set up by the district administration at the Mini Town Hall in Mangaluru.</p><p>“With floodwaters entering our house every monsoon, where can I go for safety?” asks 66-year-old Saraswathi, another resident of Attavar, near Vaidyanatha Temple.</p> .<p>“I live alone, and a nearby hotel provides me with food every day. The mud wall of my house could collapse at any moment. I’ve lived there for the past 43 years. I used to sell groundnuts to make a living, but I stopped five years ago,” she told DH. </p><p>“It looks like the rain won’t stop today. I don’t know when I will be able to return home—or what condition it will be in,” she added.</p><p>When the region was hit by heavy rain on May 29, water began gushing into houses around 1:30 am </p><p>“The water rose up to my chest. We took shelter in the Bhajana Mandira, but that too got flooded. The Tahsildar, after inspecting our house, advised us to move to a safer location. We can't go to our relatives’ house, as they don’t welcome us,” said Susheela.</p> .<p>“When we returned on May 30, our refrigerator had toppled, and all our clothes were gone. And now, the situation has repeated,” she added.</p><p>“Our 70-year-old house has mud walls. Whenever it rains heavily, water seeps through the floor. Before leaving the house, I placed my daughter’s school bag on the wall, hoping it would stay safe. I don’t know if it’s still intact,” said Saritha, daughter of Susheela. </p><p>“We are scared. The adjacent house's wall has already collapsed, and there are visible cracks on ours. The drain near our house needs to be deepened, and a retaining wall must be built to prevent waterlogging,” she said.</p><p>“There was waterlogging in this area back in 2018–19 too, but it was only knee-deep. On Saturday, the water kept rising and reached chest level,” she added.</p><p>The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has provided bedsheets, mats, toothpaste, and food at the relief centre. </p><p>“But all we worry about now is returning home—and what we will find when we get there,” said Saritha.</p>
<p>Mangaluru: Heavy rains lashed parts of Karnataka on Sunday prompting Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to sound a red alert in many of the districts. </p><p>Many areas in Mangaluru were inundated as floodwaters made its way into people's home and bringing normal life to a standstill.</p> <p>65-year-old Susheela, a resident of Attavar, near Sri Krishna Bhajana Mandira said, “Grains, household articles, clothes—everything was washed away in the flood on Saturday. </p><p>"We came to the relief centre with only the clothes on our backs. We don’t even know what is left in our house now,” she said .</p><p>She, along with her daughter and two grandchildren, are currently taking shelter at the relief centre set up by the district administration at the Mini Town Hall in Mangaluru.</p><p>“With floodwaters entering our house every monsoon, where can I go for safety?” asks 66-year-old Saraswathi, another resident of Attavar, near Vaidyanatha Temple.</p> .<p>“I live alone, and a nearby hotel provides me with food every day. The mud wall of my house could collapse at any moment. I’ve lived there for the past 43 years. I used to sell groundnuts to make a living, but I stopped five years ago,” she told DH. </p><p>“It looks like the rain won’t stop today. I don’t know when I will be able to return home—or what condition it will be in,” she added.</p><p>When the region was hit by heavy rain on May 29, water began gushing into houses around 1:30 am </p><p>“The water rose up to my chest. We took shelter in the Bhajana Mandira, but that too got flooded. The Tahsildar, after inspecting our house, advised us to move to a safer location. We can't go to our relatives’ house, as they don’t welcome us,” said Susheela.</p> .<p>“When we returned on May 30, our refrigerator had toppled, and all our clothes were gone. And now, the situation has repeated,” she added.</p><p>“Our 70-year-old house has mud walls. Whenever it rains heavily, water seeps through the floor. Before leaving the house, I placed my daughter’s school bag on the wall, hoping it would stay safe. I don’t know if it’s still intact,” said Saritha, daughter of Susheela. </p><p>“We are scared. The adjacent house's wall has already collapsed, and there are visible cracks on ours. The drain near our house needs to be deepened, and a retaining wall must be built to prevent waterlogging,” she said.</p><p>“There was waterlogging in this area back in 2018–19 too, but it was only knee-deep. On Saturday, the water kept rising and reached chest level,” she added.</p><p>The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has provided bedsheets, mats, toothpaste, and food at the relief centre. </p><p>“But all we worry about now is returning home—and what we will find when we get there,” said Saritha.</p>