HUBBALLI/BALLARI/GADAG: Three people were killed and over 150 houses damaged after heavy rain lashed several parts of North Karnataka on Saturday night. As predicted by weather agencies, several districts in North Karnataka came under the grip of heavy rain owing to a cyclonic activity in the Bay of Bengal.
Two people were killed in Vijayanagara district on Saturday after a lightning struck them on Sunday. The victims Narappa Banakar (55) and Prashant Banakar (45) were both from Dasanapura village of Hagaribommanahalli taluk in Vijayanagara district. In Davanagere district, 81-year-old Kulagatte Basavarajappa died after his house wall collapsed on him late on Saturday night. His son and daughter-in-law were also injured in the incident and are being treated at a hospital. They are out of danger.
Met Department sources said 130 mm of rain that lashed in a few hours in undivided Ballari district and surrounding areas caused intense floods. Heavy rain was also reported in Raichur, Koppal, Yadgir and Kalaburagi districts.
55 mining trucks stuck in flood waters
Over 55 mining trucks were stuck in flood waters in the Sandur mining area. Local residents rescued around 25 truck drivers who were stuck inside their vehicles. The district administration said paddy, banana and chilli crops in over 9,000 hectares were washed away.
In both Ballari and Vijayanagara districts, senior officials rushed to villages where intense damage was reported. Undivided Ballari MP E Tukaram also inspected the rain-hit areas and visited villages where heavy rain was reported.
In Nargund and surrounding areas of Gadag district, roads turned into mini-rivers after heavy rain on Saturday night. The region received incessant rain for over two hours, forcing people to spend a sleepless night. The rainwater got mixed with drainage water and flooded many houses.
Rain floods apartment, fells trees in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Heavy rain affected normal life in many parts of the city on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Houses and residential complexes were flooded, a compound wall collapsed damaging many two-wheelers, 15 trees were uprooted, and many roads became rivers leading to bumper-to-bumper traffic stretching for kilometres after the city received heavy rain on Saturday night