Man dead, another goes missing in heavy rain in Dharwad district
The Hindu
Rain-related incidents in Dharwad district result in death, missing person, and flood-like situation; rescue operations underway.
A man died and another went missing in rain-related incidents in Dharwad district in the last 24 hours even as a flood-like situation prevails in some villages.
According to a release from the district administration, the 31-year-old man was killed and two injured when a tractor overturned in a stream at Hanchinal village in Kundgol taluk on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Shivayya Basayya Vatnalmath. Shivappa Byahatti and Mallikarjun Anchatageri escaped with injuries.
In the other incident, 58-year-old Hussainsab Kalasa went missing after he was washed away in an overflowing drain at Nekar Nagar in Hubballi on Wednesday.
His pillion rider has been rescued. Efforts to trace the victim have not yielded any positive result.
Four working in the farmhouse of Kashinath Khode near Yamanur Bypass Road were rescued by the police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel on Thursday.
The farmhouse was inundated by the overflowing Benni Halla (stream).
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