Udupi: Heavy Rain, Lightning Claim Three Lives, inflict Damages

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jun 6: Heavy rains lashed all the taluks of the district  and heavy rains coupled with  lightning claimed the lives  of a newly married man and a fisherman in Kundapur taluk while a woman from Karkala taluk also was killed. A house in the taluk also collapsed.

Anand Devadiga (30), from Hoskote Hasiberu in Kergalu Hoskote, Byndoor in Kundapur taluk was struck by lightning while speaking on his mobile phone outside his home. He died on way to hospital. He was married on May 18 this year.  A fisherman named Nagaraj Patel (38), son of Anant Patel, residing near S V College, Gangolly in the taluk collapsed in his boat and  died while he was out for fishing, due to exhaustion of controlling the boat. A house owned by Chikku Mogerti standing by the side of Nempu PU College in Vandse village in the tluk bore the brunt of the lightning due to which, everything in the house including the house itself, were burnt down. Miraculously, Chikku (72), who was present in the house, survived. Loss in this case is estimated at five lac rupees. Lightning also struck a house of Chandu Poojarti near Kaltodu in Kundapur taluk and inflicted some damage.

A woman named Appi Poojarti (65), wife of Mutta Poojary from Kambalabettu House, Kervashe in Karkala taluk was struck by lightning and died instantly, while in her courtyard on Friday afternoon. The house of Gudda Moily in Paddayilu, Bola in the taluk was damaged in the lightning. There are reports of the wiring of a few houses having been damaged by lightning.

Revenue officials are busy visiting places, making arrangements to clear standing water and assessing damages besides assisting the people who are facing problems.