BENGALURU:
Torrential rains have caused floods in areas along the Krishna and Malaprabha rivers in North Karnataka in the last two days.
More than 2 lakh cusecs of water have been discharged from the Alamatti and Narayanapura dams, and more than 50 villages in Khanapur of Belagavi district have been cut off.
Meanwhile, there are reports of flooding in Gadag district and residents of more than 20 villages in Rona taluk have been sent to safer places.
More than 20 bridges and 4 temples have been submerged and thousands of hectares of crops destroyed. Over 50 villages in the Bhimagada and Kanakumbi forests have been marooned.
The Sheelahalli bridge in Lingasugur taluk of Raichur district has been submerged, while the bridge at Huvinahadagali of Devadurga taluk is on the verge of being submerged.
More than 20 villages in Nargund and Rona taluk of Gadag district are cut off and residents have been evacuated.
Rainfall has decreased in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, but heavy rain continues in Uttara Kannada. Heavy rains continued till 2 pm in Bhatkal, and traffic was disrupted on the national highway for about 2 hours.
It is still raining in Tirthahalli of Shivammoga district, while Davanagere, Haveri, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Koppal and Bellary districts experienced moderate rainfall.
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