Mangaluru: Yellow alert is declared by the meteorological department as there is a possibility of moderate rainfall for the next two days in Dakshina Kannada district.
According to the department, coastal areas of the state will receive moderate rains till September 11. So far Kollur of Udupi has received 9 mm of rain while Dakshina Kannada district received four to five mm rain. From Wednesday morning till Thursday morning, Dakshina Kannada district received 18.6 mm of rain. In taluk wise rainfall Beltangady received 31 mm, Bantwal 11.4 mm, Mangaluru 14.4 mm, Puttur 13.6 mm, Sullia 9.4 mm, Moodbidri 21.2 mm and Kadaba 16.9 mm.
Partial damage was reported by three houses in Kanyana village of Kundapur and one house at Kidiyoor in Udupi taluk, due to heavy rains. The total cost of damage is estimated to be Rs 1.65 lac.
39.7 mm rain has been recorded in the past 24 hours in the Udupi district. While Udupi taluk received 41.3 mm, Brahmavar, Kaup, Kundapur, Byndoor, Karkala and Hebri received 37.9 mm, 24.5 mm, 36.3 mm, 30.2 mm, 31.5 mm and 79.8 mm respectively.
