Heavy rainfall expected over the weekend

Heavy rainfall expected over the weekend

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 23: Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to arrive in Dakshina kannada and Udupi district this weekend, adding to the possibility of flooding in the area.

The Meteorological Department on Thursday, July 22 has revealed that the people of Coastal Karnataka can expect heavy downpour to cross 25Cm and wind speed to reach nearly 60Kmph from Saturday onwards.

It has been raining heavily for the past three days. People of coastal Karnataka did not see sunshine since then. The surge in monsoon activity over the past three days is due to a trough of low pressure in the Arabian Sea stretching from the south Gujarat coast to Karnataka. Parts of Uttara Kannada and Udupi received as much as 12 cm of rainfall on Thursday. Even areas in arid north interior Karnataka, including Gulbarga, Bidar and Raichur, received between 6 cm and 9 cm rainfall.

In Dakshina Kannada four houses collapsed in the past three days — two in Mangalore city and two in Puttur taluk. A landslide late on Tuesday in Bantwal taluk cut off connectivity between Peruvai and Manila villages for more than 24 hours. The district received cumulative rainfall of 208.54 mm in the past three days alone.

Heavy rain and thundershowers have been forecast in most places in coastal Karnataka and many places in interior Karnataka over the next two days. Winds raging up to 55 kmph are also likely off the Karnataka coast, the forecast said.