Gusty winds damage 67 houses in Udupi, five in Dakshina Kannada

Gusty winds that swept the coastal region on Friday, damaged at least 67 houses in Udupi district while the district received an average rainfall of 61.3 mm between 8.30 a.m. of Friday and 8.30 a.m. of Saturday.

Gusty winds that swept the coastal region on Friday, damaged at least 67 houses in Udupi district while the district received an average rainfall of 61.3 mm between 8.30 a.m. of Friday and 8.30 a.m. of Saturday.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has cautioned heavy to very heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds in the coastal districts for the next two days.

It has also issued a high wave alert for the three coastal districts with waves being predicted to be at the range of 2.9 to 3.1 m in Dakshina Kannada, 3.1 to 3.4 m in Udupi and 3.4 to 3.6 m in Uttara Kannada district till midnight on Sunday.

The IMD has urged the fishermen to be careful while venturing into sea. For Uttara Kannada district, the department has issued a strict ‘no’ to small vessels from venturing into sea and has suspended all near-shore recreational activities during the period.

As many as eight houses were partially damaged in Udupi district, 23 in Kundapurataluk, 29 in Brahmavara taluk and seven houses were damaged in Kaup taluk. Of the seven in Kaup taluk, Padma Mulyadi’s house was completely damaged in Shirva village where the government estimated loss was pegged at ₹2 lakh. Along with these houses, 12 cowsheds too were damaged in Udupi district.

Karkala taluk received 68.3 mm rain during the 24 hours from Friday to Saturday while Kundapura taluk received 68 mm, Udupi taluk 42.4 mm, Byndoor taluk 47.2 mm, Brahmavara taluk 49.6 mm, Kaup taluk 41.1 mm and Hebri taluk received 87.2 mm rain.

Dakshina Kannada district received an average rainfall of 65.6 mm during the period while four houses were partially damaged and one was severely damaged.