Due to the gusty winds accompanying the rain, hundreds of arecanut trees belonging to three agriculturists were uprooted at Kattattila in Salettur of Bantwal taluk.
The heavy rain that occurred on Tuesday morning caused artificial flooding on the roadside on the Kavoor-Kuloor stretch, resulting in rainwater entering a couple of houses nearby.
At Jyothinagar in Kunjathbail (Mangalore), three houses were damaged when the compound wall of a house collapsed on them. A retaining wall at Brahmarakotlu in Bantwal taluk has collapsed.
Artificial flooding also occurred at Damaskatte of Kinnigoli in Moodabidri taluk, hindering movement of traffic.
Trees collapsed on the road leading to Vijaya College near Bappanadu temple in Mulki on Monday night, pulling down electric poles with them.
A compound wall collapsed at Majal-thota in Ullal. A tree fell on the road at Kundadka in Vittal, disrupting movement of traffic in the area. Few arecanut plantations near Bajpe were damaged in the rain, while banana plants also fell due to strong winds.
Electricity affected
In the backdrop of monsoons, the rural areas in the district are plagued by electricity problems. Several problems of electricity being affected due to fallen electric poles were reported. There are chances that the live electric wires fallen on the ground may cause further harm.
A tree fell on a house near Lotus Park in Hosabettu, pulling several electric wires to the ground with it. In places such as Chokkabettu, Soorinje in Suratkal and Keremane in Kinnigoli, electric poles have collapsed. A tree fell at Madagatte in Vittla causing damage to a house and electric pole.
Flooded roads
A 25-foot wide puddle has been created at Maladi near Kottara Chowki, due to inefficient pipeline work execution. The locals have alleged that the KUDCEMP workers who did the job did not do it efficiently, due to which the problem has been created.
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