Heavy rain for two days causes some damage in North Karnataka districts
The Hindu
Heavy rain in North Karnataka causes damage, injuries, and flooding in various districts, impacting farmers and residents.
Heavy rain for two days has caused some damage in North Karnataka districts.
A farmer was injured when he was struck by lightning in his farm in Halihal village in Vijayapura district. Shivasangappa Bevinamatti suffered light burns when he was running towards a hut in the farm during a thunderstorm. He has come home after treatment in a hospital.
Hanumant Chalavadi, a farmer from Kavalagi, said that his cow died in a lightning strike. Sabanna Biradar of Nidagundi lost two of his sheep to lightning.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed Indi, Nidagundi, Sindgi, Tikota, Alamatti and other regions in Vijayapura district.
Forest officers and residents of Malali village caught a crocodile that crossed over to a farm. Forest officer Shivaputra Talawar said that it will be released in the backwaters of the Upper Krishna project.
In Belagavi, rainwater rushed into houses and shops in some areas. Areas like Ramdev Galli, Fort Road, Khade Bazaar, Shahpur, Kasbag, Pangul Galli, Hindalga and others were affected.
Home-makers spent hours removing rainwater from their houses.
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