Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi

Mangaluru/Udupi, Oct 17: Heavy rain continued to lash Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi districts on Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday, accompanied by thunder and lightning in several areas. The downpour brought relief from the heat but disrupted power supply in many places, forcing residents to spend a sleepless night.

In Udupi district, heavy rain from Thursday night continued into Friday morning, with another spell of intense rainfall reported on Friday night and Saturday morning. Karkala, Udupi, Brahmavar and Kaup taluks received substantial rainfall.

Two houses were reported damaged in Karkala taluk. Lightning struck the house and garden of Jayapal in Durga village after midnight, causing extensive damage to horticultural crops. The loss has been estimated at more than Rs 1 lac.

In another incident, the house of Durgi in Kukkundoor, Karkala taluk, was partially damaged due to heavy rain on Thursday night. The loss has been estimated at more than Rs 20,000.

The continuous rain led to power outages in several areas, adding to residents' discomfort amid the humid weather. In many places, electricity was restored only by Saturday morning.

According to rainfall figures recorded up to 8.30 am on Friday, Udupi district had received an average of 38.5 mm of rain. Karkala recorded the highest rainfall at 57.2 mm, followed by Udupi at 51.9 mm, Kaup at 50.8 mm, Brahmavar at 50.4 mm, Hebri at 38.3 mm, Kundapur at 23.2 mm and Byndoor at 19.1 mm.

Across Dakshina Kannada district, intermittent heavy showers were reported from Thursday night until Friday afternoon. After heavy rain for two to three hours from Thursday midnight, cloudy and cool conditions prevailed on Friday morning, followed by another spell of intense rain in the afternoon. The weather later alternated between cloudy skies and sunshine before heavy rain returned on Friday night and continued into Saturday morning.