Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Mar 20: Rain coupled with strong wind and lightning which lashed parts of coastal area and some places in hinterland on Monday, March 19 inflicted losses at many places.
While many places in Dakshina Kannada district received rain on Monday afternoon, only a couple of places in Udupi district got rainfall. Traffic on highway got affected for about three hours after a tree fell across the road at Periyashanti. Electricity supply to many areas were affected as some trees fell on power lines.
Nelyady and surrounding areas got good rainfall for about an hour beginning 3.30 pm on Monday. A house belonging to Umarabba in Nelyady Janata Colony was completely damaged after a tree fell on his house. The family members, who were inside the house at the time, had miraculous escape. Loss in this incident has been estimated at two lac rupees.
Coconut, areca nut and other several other trees got uprooted due to strong wind and rain on Monday evening in Panyadi area in Balya village near Kadaba. Several electric poles were snapped and power supply was affected. The roof of a shop premises in Adyanadka town flew away as a result of which several important documents got soaked in water.
Puttur received about five cm rainfall. Due to lightning and rain, a person died and two others were injured at Punchappady near Savanur in the taluk. The victim was Dhananjaya (36), son of Kepu, resident of Nekki in Punchappady. Dhananjaya, a differently abled person, was at home when lightning that struck his home and a coconut tree nearby at 4.30 pm took away his life. In this incident, Dhananjaya's elder sister, Geeta, and uncle, Dodappa Kunda, were injured. They were admitted into a private hospital.
Kasargod district received rainfall for about an hour beginning 4.45 pm on Monday. The town got heavy rainfall. Several houses in the district were damaged. Arjunan (18), a second PU student, suffered electric shocks after lightning struck a house belonging to P V Shobha in Pungachal Chirakaya in Nileshwar West Elery. The boy stands admitted into hospital.