<p>Three rubber tappers were killed and one was injured after huge mounds of soil triggered by a landslide crashed on their shed in Mukkuda near Panjikallu late Wednesday.</p>.<p>Biju Palakkad, 45, was found dead on the spot. Santhosh Alappuzha (46) and Babu Kottayam (46) were retrieved from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Both succumbed to their injuries early Thursday.</p>.<p>Johny Kannur, 44, the fourth rubber tapper is said to be critical. The labourers were working at a rubber plantation owned by one Henry. District in-charge Minister V Sunil Kumar visited the spot.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, search is on for the first standard school girl who was washed away in the floods while returning from school in Thogarihankal Gram Panchayat limits in Chikkamagalur district last week.</p>.<p>She was accompanied by her elder brother and friends.</p>.<p>Major rivers in the state have reached dangerous levels. Heavy downpour in the Cauvery Catchment area has sent the authorities of Kodagu district in a tizzy. As the Cauvery river is in full spate, cities and towns around it are fearing floods.</p>.<p>Kodagu district has experienced repeated mild earth tremors in the recent past and people are also fearing major landslides.</p>.<p>In north Karnataka region, Veda Ganga, Doodh Ganga, Krishna, Malaprabha rivers in Belagavi and surrounding region have seen rise in the water levels.</p>.<p>Heavy rains and roaring water have brought the waterfalls in Jog, Maragodu, Satoddi, Unchalli, Shivaganaga, Nagaramudi and Vibhooti to life.</p>.<p>(<em>With IANS inputs</em>)</p>
<p>Three rubber tappers were killed and one was injured after huge mounds of soil triggered by a landslide crashed on their shed in Mukkuda near Panjikallu late Wednesday.</p>.<p>Biju Palakkad, 45, was found dead on the spot. Santhosh Alappuzha (46) and Babu Kottayam (46) were retrieved from the rubble and taken to a hospital. Both succumbed to their injuries early Thursday.</p>.<p>Johny Kannur, 44, the fourth rubber tapper is said to be critical. The labourers were working at a rubber plantation owned by one Henry. District in-charge Minister V Sunil Kumar visited the spot.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, search is on for the first standard school girl who was washed away in the floods while returning from school in Thogarihankal Gram Panchayat limits in Chikkamagalur district last week.</p>.<p>She was accompanied by her elder brother and friends.</p>.<p>Major rivers in the state have reached dangerous levels. Heavy downpour in the Cauvery Catchment area has sent the authorities of Kodagu district in a tizzy. As the Cauvery river is in full spate, cities and towns around it are fearing floods.</p>.<p>Kodagu district has experienced repeated mild earth tremors in the recent past and people are also fearing major landslides.</p>.<p>In north Karnataka region, Veda Ganga, Doodh Ganga, Krishna, Malaprabha rivers in Belagavi and surrounding region have seen rise in the water levels.</p>.<p>Heavy rains and roaring water have brought the waterfalls in Jog, Maragodu, Satoddi, Unchalli, Shivaganaga, Nagaramudi and Vibhooti to life.</p>.<p>(<em>With IANS inputs</em>)</p>
