Mangalore, August 2: Heavy rains which started lashing Dakshina Kannada since Monday evening continued on Tuesday too, inundating low-lying areas and throwing life out of gear.
Strong winds damaged houses and destroyed agricultural fields in many parts of the district.
A portion of the house belonging to one Pramod at Kandak area of Mangalore city collapsed in the wee hours of Tuesday, causing damage to the tune of Rs 50,000.
The skies remained cloudy entire day. The downpour led to water logging in many localities, causing hardship to many families.
Many two-wheelers and even four-wheelers had to wait for long time as the streets were flooded with rainwater.
The Dakshina Kannada district recorded an average of 82.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8am on Tuesday. While Bantwal taluk recorded the highest rainfall of 78.0 mm, Puttur taluk recorded the least at 27.0.6 mm. Rainfall recorded in Mangalore, Sullia and Belthangady taluks respectively was 57.2 mm, 45.4 mm and 69.0 mm.
Meanwhile, Director-in-charge of Meteorological Centre, Bangalore warned the fishermen that strong onshore winds from westerly to northwesterly direction speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph likely along off karnataka coast during next 24 hours.
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