Heavy rains lash Malnad; Tunga, Bhadra in spate
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Farmer dies in wall collapse in Chikkamagaluru
The heavy rains that continued to lash many parts of Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan districts resulted in loss of life and damage to property on Friday. A farmer died in Chikkamagaluru, while many houses and vast tracts of agricultural fields were flooded across three districts. The emergency response teams were busy rescuing people stranded in their houses due to heavy flooding. Basave Gowda, 65, of Kyathanabeedu in Lakhya hobli of Chikkamagaluru taluk, died when a wall of his cattle shed collapsed on Friday morning. One of his bullocks also died. The incident occurred when he was untying the bullocks.More Related News
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