Karwar: Heavy rains lashed Uttara Kannada District and landslides occurred again at Mutthalli in Bhatkal Taluk here in the District. This has created fear among local residents.
In the wake of the landslide, people from more than ten houses in areas around the hill have been relocated. Traffic has been suspended in the area. An alternative road has been arranged to reach Sabbathe and other villages from Muthalli. A few days ago, four people had died at the same spot after a hillock collapsed due to heavy rains.
Further, traffic on the Hubballi-Ankola stretch too disrupted for sometime after a tree fell on Idagundi on National Highway 63 in Yellapur Taluk of the District.
