Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Apr 16: Widespread rainfall early in the morning on Sunday April 15 and again in the evening cooled temperature a little in both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
The city as well as Puttur got rainfall for about two hours on Sunday morning. As rain coupled with thunder and lightning was experienced all over the coast, several areas plunged into darkness as electricity supply was disrupted. Compound wall of Mardhala government school near Kadaba collapsed due to rain. Programmes including religious ones and sports competitions and entertainment programmes undertaken by people and organizations at various places faced some problems.
For the day ending 8.30 am on Sunday, Puttur received highest rainfall of four cm in the state, while Subrahmanya got three cm rain.
The meteorological department has predicted cloudy weather to continue in coastal districts of Karnataka for three more days. During this period, a few areas might experience rainfall coupled with thunder.
Rains in other parts of Karnataka created havoc on Sunday with 10 persons dying due to lightening.