- Shivamogga landslide kills three, including a child.
- Incessant rain caused hill to collapse on house.
- IMD predicts continued heavy rainfall for Karnataka.
Incessant rainfall in Karnataka's Shivamogga district triggered a tragic landslide in the early hours of Sunday, claiming the lives of three members of a family, including a three-year-old child.
The disaster happened around 2.30 AM in the Indira Nagar area. A portion of a hill collapsed onto a house, burying its occupants in the debris.
According to PTI, the three deceased were 35-year-old Mallikarjuna, his 28-year-old wife Nagaveni, and their three-year-old son Santosh. They originally hailed from the Koppal district and were asleep when the landslide hit their house.
A man from a nearby shed suffered grievous injuries in the incident and was rushed to a private hospital. Immediately after the landslide, a Fire and Emergency Services unit, along with the local police, commenced search and rescue operations for the bodies.
According to the police, the hill was the cause of the collapse due to the continuous rainfall that has been plaguing the Malnad region of the state.
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Karnataka Weather
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts scattered rainfall with strong winds over Karnataka for the next 24 hours.
Coastal Karnataka: A few isolated places of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain with sustained winds blowing at a speed of 40-50 Kmph.
North Interior Karnataka: A few isolated places in Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain with sustained winds blowing at a speed of 50-60 Kmph. Belagavi, Dharwad and Haveri are likely to receive light to moderate rain with winds blowing at a speed of 50-60 Kmph. Bagalkot, Bidar, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur, Vijayapura and Yadgir districts are likely to receive light rain with strong winds.
South Interior Karnataka: A few isolated places in Kodagu and Hassan are likely to receive heavy rain with sustained winds blowing at a speed of 50-60 Kmph. Several places in Ballari, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chamarajanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chitradurga, Davangere, Kolar, Mandya, Mysuru, Ramanagara, Tumakuru and Vijayanagara districts are likely to receive light to moderate rain with winds blowing at a speed of 50-60 Kmph.