Mangalore, June 19: Dozens of families were rendered homeless across coastal Karnataka as heavy rains and flash floods have continued to wreak havoc in various parts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts.
Several houses were damaged in last 24 hours of rain in Dakshina Kannada. Three families on the banks of Gurupur River were shifted to safer place after their house was partially damaged due to sudden gush of water in the river following the collapse of a the retanining wall of a vented dam in Maravoor on the outskirts of Mangalore.
The sudden gush of water of an overflowing drain in Urwa Stores in the city on Tuesday morning demolished a compound a compound wall causing heavy loss.
A house was partially collapsed in Pachanady village in Mangalore taluk. Two people inside the house miraculously escaped unhurt when the roof of the house suddenly collapsed. The house owner Yogendra said that he suffered a loss of Rs 60,000.
In Udupi district at least two persons were injured and seven houses were damaged and a banana plantation was completely destroyed because of rain and winds since Monday.
According to information provided by the Udupi Taluk Office, Sheena Poojary, son of Manjayya Poojary, was injured when a wire from an electric pole fell on his feet at Chitapady in Saligrama village. He was admitted to a private hospital in Manipal.
The heavy rains also affected power supply in Padubidri. Mescom personnel were seen repairing the lining at different places to set the situation right.
Since the four-laning work is at progress, houses located close to the road were inundated. Residents of Yermal, Muloor, Uchila, Kaup, Pangala, Hejamady, Katapadi area were put to lot of inconvenience due to the incomplete road work.
A house belonging to Shaba Beary was damaged because of rains in Tenka and the loss had been estimated at Rs. 14,000. As many as 110 banana plants belonging to Rama Poojary were destroyed because of strong winds and rain at Shiriyar village. The damage was estimated at Rs. 15,000.
According to the information provided by Kundapur Taluk Office, a house belonging to Babu Mogaveera was damaged when a tree fell on it. The loss had been estimated at Rs. 50,000.
The tiles of the house belonging to Saroja Devadiga got blown away because of winds accompanied with rain at Koteshwara village. The loss had been estimated at Rs. 5,000.
Another house in the same village belonging to Kamala Poojarti was partially damaged and the loss was estimated at Rs. 5,000.
A well belonging to Siddik Moideen in Kumbashi village rains and the damage had been estimated at Rs. 25,000.
A storm that hit Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district caused huge damage to the public and private properties.
Belambar, Vandige, Nadibaag, Janata Colony in Hosagadde, Vandige, Alageri village bore the brunt of the storm. Several buildings, including the KSRTC bus depot, were severely damaged and many trees overturned in the incident.
Panic-stricken people came out of the houses and ran helter skelter fearing earthquake as trees had started falling.
About five houses collapsed and the roof of about a dozen more were blown away. More than 40 trees, including coconut and mango trees, fell. Twelve electricity poles crashed, the taluk administration sources said.
A house each at Ankola, Vandige, Hosagadde, Nadibaag, and Alageri villages were destroyed.
The anganwadi building in Janata Colony was also damaged. The food material meant for the children stored in the anganwadi was washed away.
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