Heavy rain coupled with lightning and thunder lashed parts of Dakshina Kannada district late on Sunday night.
A house was partially damaged when a lightning struck a coconut tree at Someshwara in Mangaluru taluk. A boy who was in the house suffered minor injuries after lightning struck him.
Water had entered a few houses situated close to National Highway 66 at Ucchila Sankolige. Rain accompanied with gutsy winds lashed parts of Yadgir district on Sunday night. Strong winds blew away tin-sheet roofs of several houses. An eight-year-old boy was killed after one such tin sheet struck him in Mudnal tanda of Yadgir taluk. A total of 20 houses were damaged in the taluk.
Mysuru also received rain on Sunday evening.
(Published 08 May 2017, 19:41 IST)