Belthangady : A bridge was damaged following overnight heavy rain at Modale in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka on July 31, 2024.

Heavy rains since July 31 night caused havoc in Venoor and Hosangady on the foothills of the Western Ghats, in Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

Water from Hosangady and Venoor rivers, which are the tributaries of Phalguni river, entered more than 20 houses in Hosangady, Badakodi and Maroor villages. Many houses and buildings were filled with sludge. A minor bridge at Malady-Sonandur village was washed away.

The paddy (rice) crop of Anil Naik in Badakodi village, Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, was damaged during heavy rains at night on July 31, 2024.

Water from the Phalguni entered some low-lying areas in Moodushedde, on the outskirts of Mangaluru city. Rescue teams used a rubber boat to shift a family to a safer place.

Reports said that due to spate in the Phalguni, water had entered some houses in Gurupura and Vamanjoor on August 1 morning.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan has declared a holiday for schools and pre-university colleges in the district on August 1 in view of an orange alert by the IMD.

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Renjala gram panchayat, in Karkala taluk of Udupi district, recorded the maximum 319.5 mm rainfall in Karnataka in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 a.m. on August 1.

The maximum rainfall in Dakshina Kannada during the same period was at Shirthady gram panchayat in Belthangady taluk (269 mm).