Property, roads, crops damaged due to heavy rains in coastal districts

Mangaluru: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka received very heavy rains since Tuesday morning, leading to waterlogging in cities and damage to property in the urban and rural areas.

The rains were heavier on the foothills of the Western Ghats in interior parts of the district, while some low-lying areas here, including Kottara Chowki, witnessed waterlogging.

Water also entered houses and shops in various places like Malemar, Urwa Store, Kannagudda, etc. The compound wall of an apartment complex on K S Rao Road collapsed. There have been reports of compound walls crashing to the ground from several other places.

Trees were uprooted at many places and damage to electric poles resulted in power disruption in some areas, official sources said.

The damage to crops in villages was limited while some houses suffered partial damage, they said.

Water that overflowed from a drain near Kayartadka resulted in the flooding of paddy fields.

Areas within Puttur, Belthangady, and Sullia taluks in DK received copious rains, along with Karkala and Kundapur taluks in Udupi district. The meteorological department has predicted widespread rain coupled with thunder and lightning in the next two days also.

Fishermen have been cautioned against venturing into the sea as wind velocity at sea is predicted to exceed limits.