The dead has been identified as Govind Kharvi (50) from Mavinakurve village near Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada.
High tides have made fishing boats that ventured into the sea from various ports in the district return to the shore.Hundreds of mechanised fishing boats from Goa, Kerala, Uttara Kannada and Udupi ports have anchored at Baithakola fishing port.
“High tides accompanied by heavy rains have made casting of nets impossible. We shall get into the waters once the tides recede,” said fisherman Keshava Mogera.
The coastal areas in the district have not received rains, but there were good rains in the ghats and the plains.
However, there has been no report of rain damage. Yellapura received 68.4 mm of rainfall and Joida received 124.6 mm, during the 24 hours that ended at 8 am on Saturday. There was 71 mm of rainfall in Sirsi, 88.4 mm in Siddapura, 39.4 mm in Huliyal and 30 mm of rainfall in Bhatkal.
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