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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsDue to heavy rains, a 30-year-old man was washed away in a flash flood and several houses collapsed in Udupi district. Vasu Poojary of Uppuru was washed away in a nearby rivulet on Sunday night and his body was traced on Monday. The house of one Seetha Poojary at Nandikoor village completely collapsed causingdamage to the tune of Rs 2 lakh. The houses of Vasanth and Aithappa Mestry at Nandikkoru village also suffered partial collapse. As the rain water flooded the paddy field of one Appu Kanchan at Uppuru village, Rs 30,000 worth crop was damaged. Landslide A hillock at Poonja-Baramelu village in Perabe Gram Panchayat limits in Putturtaluk partially caved in triggering fears of evacuation on Monday. Residents also expressed fears that a landslide would cut off the only road connecting Alankaru and Kunthooru in Puttur taluk panchayat. In Dakshina KannadaIncessant rains triggered flash floods in and around Mulki on Monday. Traffic on the road connecting Panja and Chelyaru was disrupted again, as the road continued to remain inundated. Thus the children and othersresiding in and around Ulya were forced to use a boat in order to reach the other end. As many as 200 acres of cultivated land were inundated due to the heavy rains. However, the water levels in Shambhavi river inMulki and Nandini river in Kateel and Haleyangady have decreased, sources told Express. Epidemic diseases are onthe rise as 30 per cent of households in the district have failed to maintain hygiene and cleanliness aroundtheir houses, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Harish Kumar has said. He was responding to charges from corporators on Monday. first published:August 28, 2012, 11:42 ISTlast updated:August 28, 2012, 11:42 IST
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Due to heavy rains, a 30-year-old man was washed away in a flash flood and several houses collapsed in Udupi district. Vasu Poojary of Uppuru was washed away in a nearby rivulet on Sunday night and his body was traced on Monday. The house of one Seetha Poojary at Nandikoor village completely collapsed causing

damage to the tune of Rs 2 lakh. The houses of Vasanth and Aithappa Mestry at Nandikkoru village also suffered partial collapse. As the rain water flooded the paddy field of one Appu Kanchan at Uppuru village, Rs 30,000 worth crop was damaged. Landslide A hillock at Poonja-Baramelu village in Perabe Gram Panchayat limits in Puttur

taluk partially caved in triggering fears of evacuation on Monday. Residents also expressed fears that a landslide would cut off the only road connecting Alankaru and Kunthooru in Puttur taluk panchayat. In Dakshina Kannada

Incessant rains triggered flash floods in and around Mulki on Monday. Traffic on the road connecting Panja and Chelyaru was disrupted again, as the road continued to remain inundated. Thus the children and others

residing in and around Ulya were forced to use a boat in order to reach the other end. As many as 200 acres of cultivated land were inundated due to the heavy rains. However, the water levels in Shambhavi river in

Mulki and Nandini river in Kateel and Haleyangady have decreased, sources told Express. Epidemic diseases are on

the rise as 30 per cent of households in the district have failed to maintain hygiene and cleanliness around

their houses, Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Harish Kumar has said. He was responding to charges from corporators on Monday.