Heavy rain forecast for coastal districts, Malnad till July 26

Bengaluru: Heavy rains continued to lash coastal districts, parts of Malnad and Kalyana Karnataka regions on Wednesday.

Raichur continued to witness intermittent spells of heavy rain.

A young couple died after a decades old banyan tree fell on them in Mudgal of Lingasugur taluk, Raichur district. Ramesh Gududappa (25) and his wife Anusuya (22) were riding in a moped to their native Nagalapur when the tree came crashing on them. Their three-year-old daughter Soujanya was injured in the incident.

Bridge washed away

A makeshift bridge across a stream at Pattepur in Raichur taluk has washed away following a flash flood on late Tuesday night. Five villages in the taluk have been cut-off.

On July 21, Raichur experienced a massive 116.8 mm of rain, highest since 2011. The city and parts of the district have continued to receive copious rain in the last three days.

Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada have been experiencing torrential rain for the last two days. And there’s no let up in rain for the coast for next three days as the weather department has forecast widespread heavy rain in the region.

Red alert

A red alert has been sounded for Uttara Kannada for next three days. The district administration has asked people living in low-lying areas and on river banks to move to  safer locations.

Bhatkal and Honnavar taluks have received an average 110 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Kumta and Karwar have experienced 100 mm and 80 mm of rain, respectively.

Mangaluru city witnessed spells of heavy rain
throughout the day. Kundapur, Baindoor, Brahmavar, Hebri, Karkala and Kaup continued to experience sharp showers.

Rainfall has intensified in Chikkamagaluru district. Heavy rain in the ghats including Mullayanagiri, Kudremukh and Charmadi, is causing hardships for motorists.

The IMD has forecast heavy rain for the next three days in the hilly district.

Several parts of Kodagu district, including Bhagamandala, Sampaje, Madikeri and Shantalli, have been receiving incessant rain since Tuesday night.