Two feared washed away as rain fury continues in coastal region
The Hindu
Mangaluru/Hassan/Mysuru/Hubballi
Rain fury continued to haunt various districts of the State, especially those in Malnad and coastal region, on Sunday too leading to landslips in Agumbe Ghat and Sagar taluk, throwing vehicular movement out of gear. Two persons are feared to have been swept away in Sullia taluk when the car in which they were travelling fell into a swollen rivulet.
The incident occurred in the intervening night of July 9 and 10 when the car fell into Gowri Halla in Bellare police limits of Sullia taluk. While the car was fished out on Sunday noon, search is still on for the occupants who have been identified as Dhanush, 28, and his brother-in-law Dhanush, 21.
Tonnes of soil caved in on the busy Malpe-Tirthahalli National Highway 169A in a landslip triggered by torrential rains on the Agumbe Ghat on Saturday night throwing vehicular movement out of gear on the busy highway. Following this, vehicular movement has been restricted through the ghat till 8 a.m. of Tuesday.
Three classrooms of government higher primary school in Ammanavara Toppu in Uppunda village of Udupi district collapsed due to heavy rains on Saturday.
The temple town of Kukke Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada district recorded the maximum of 210 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. on Sunday.
A landslip in Adagalale village of Sankanna Shanbhog gram panchayat in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district left hundreds of farmers in a state of worry about their farms. Vast tracts of paddy fields and areca plantations have been flooded.
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