Karnataka heavy rainfall for next 2 days, death toll rose to nine

Isolated heavy to very heavy falls over coastal and south interior Karnataka will take place on May 20, and there will be isolated heavy rainfall on May 21. On May 19, IMD said that heavy to very heavy rainfall was likely to be seen in coastal and south Karnataka for the next two days.

While the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall for two more days in the state, the Geological Survey of India has warned of landslides in Uttara Kannada district.

According to statistics from the Revenue Ministry, 23 houses have collapsed completely, and nine persons have lost their lives across the state. As many as 204 hectares of agriculture and 431 hectares of the horticultural crop have also been destroyed.

Capital Bengaluru woke up to a sunny morning after a long gap. However, normal rainfall is predicted in the city for Friday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will visit rain-affected areas in the city for the third consecutive day.

Holidays have been declared in schools of Davanagere, Dharwad and Haveri districts. Four Units of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have arrived for rescue and relief operations in three coastal districts, Kodagu, Mysuru, Hassan, Raichur, Yadgir, Ballary, Kalaburgi and Bengaluru.

A red alert has been issued in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Chikkamagalur, Udupi and Shivamogga districts of the state. Rains with lightning and thunderstorms are also likely there. An orange alert has been issued for 16 districts of the state.

Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Koppal, Ballary, Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagar, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramnagar and Tumkur districts will receive rainfall in the next 24 hours.