Heavy rains continued to create massive floods and landslides in Kodagu, affecting normal life and road connectivity on Friday. There have been landslides at more than 30 places in the past three days according to Kodagu DC Annies Kanmani Joy. Due to continuous rains and landslides, the NDRF team could not take up operations to trace five missing people who are suspected to be stuck under the debris of their house, which collapsed due to landslides on Thursday at Brahamagiri Hills in Talacauvery.
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Kodagu district minister V Somanna, who reached Talacauvery via boat from Bagamandala along with rescue team to assess the situation, said, "Since the Triveni Sangam (the confluence of Cauvery, Kannika and Sujyothi) has flooded, it has hampered connectivity between Bagamandala and Talacauvery. So the NDRF teams have not been able to carry machines to carry out operations to trace five people who have gone missing. If the rains subside, the NDRF team will take up operations to trace those five people missing on Saturday morning."
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Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, who also accompanied minister Somanna to Talacauvery, urged the state government to allot a special package in the budget for Kodagu. Chief priest of Talacauvery temple, 80-year-old Narayan Achar, his wife Shantha, his brother 86 year old Anandatheerthawamy, assistant priests, Pavan and Ravikiran are the ones missing. Forty cows are also stuck under debris of landslides.