The season of rains always wet southern India as houses and roads get submerged in massive rainfall. Incessant overnight rains interrupted life in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in coastal Karnataka and left parts of the district immersed in rainwater on Sunday. Water entered homes, flooded paddy fields and blocked off roads in Udupi after a spell of overnight rains prompting rescue operations by local residents and teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials. No loss of life was reported in the Udupi district so far.

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Rising water levels were recorded in Udupi, Gundibailu, Alevoor, Adi Udupi, Kinimulky, Mulky, Brahmavara, Badagupete, and in villages in Karkala taluk including Yennehole and Hermunde. The main roads joining Kalsanka and Gundibailu, Udupi and Mangaluru were blocked due to water-logging. Water-levels were similarly high in the coastal Mattu village in Udupi district and local residents began rescue operations to ensure those who are living in low-lying areas are shifted to safer places.

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Rising water levels were also reported in the Udupi Sri Krishna Temple’s parking lot area. Visuals showed that the parking area was submerged in water. Three boats turned in the port in Malpe in the district following the heavy rains. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) had earlier issued a warning to fishermen in the coastal districts against venturing out into the sea and many boats which were at sea had also returned to the coast after the red alert was issued. 

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