This story is from August 5, 2020

Red alert sounded for Karnataka coast

Red alert sounded for Karnataka coast
A view of Harangi dam in Kodagu on Tuesday
MANGALURU: The Karnataka coast on Tuesday received heavy rainfall with gusty winds throwing normal life out of gear — widespread power outages happened due to tree fall and minor landslides at many areas of the coast.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological department has sounded a red alert for Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts from 8.30am on Wednesday.
Uttara Kannada received at 91mm rainfall (the highest), followed by Udupi at 75mm and Dakshina Kannada at 73mm.
The highest rainfall of 241mm was recorded at Castlerock in Supa taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
In the last 24 hours till 8.30am on Tuesday, the DK district received an average of 73mm rainfall, with Sullia and Belthangady taluks receiving 95mm and 93mm rain, respectively. Puttur, Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks received 73mm, 40mm and 64mm rainfall, in that order.
KSNMDC bulletin stated that widespread moderate to heavy rain, associated with strong surface winds at times and isolated very heavy to extreme heavy rain, is likely over Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts. It also stated that wind speeds in 50-60kmph is forecast along the coast of Karnataka from Mangaluru to Karwar, warning fishermen not to venture into the sea.
Mescom bore the brunt of the downpour in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. At the last count, 148 electric poles, 23 transformers and 65km conductor wires were damaged due to tree falls and landslides.
Traffic was affected on Charmadi Ghat on the Mangaluru-Chikkamagaluru route due to tree falls near the second hairpin bend. On Monday, landslides near Kottigehara of Chikkamagaluru district had badly affected the traffic. Though normalcy has been restored there, locals fear more landslides due to continuous downpour.
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