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Mangalore : Incessant Rain in City Causes Wide-spread Damage

  •   Sun, Jun 27 2010 01:35:18 PM

Mangalore : Incessant Rain in City Causes Wide-spread Damage
Pics by Dayananda Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (VA)

Mangalore, Jun 27: Relentless rain in and around the city since Friday night has caused plenty of damage affecting public life and also loss of properties.

Several low-lying areas in the city were inundated. Areas such as Kodialbail, Bharatinagar, Central Market, Padil among others were covered on Saturday with up to two- feet water after heavy over-night rain.

The DK district recorded 11.mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 8.00 am on Saturday.



















Heavy rainfall that lashed across the region has also resulted in landslides. Several incidents were reported wherein the houses were either partially or fully damaged. 
Nearly 40 houses in the city and 25 on the outskirts have been flooded so far.

Wall collapse here and there and crop- destruction has also occurred due to the persistent rain in the region.
  

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  • Savitha Mangalore, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 28 2010

    You are indeed a great fan of BJP I guess.... did u by chance help the reddy brothers in the disappearance of mines at Karwar?..

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  • Patrick, Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 28 2010

    What you sow so shall you reap. Un-planned development is the cause of this misery. Mother Nature is a great leveller. She gives all of it but disturb it she will unleash her fury.

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  • SUJITHPOLALI, riyadh

    Mon, Jun 28 2010

    good snaps ,thanks daiji team .MISSING MANGALORE.

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  • Sequeira Roshan, Mangalore/AUH

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    @ S.P Shetty Kateel,
    Kamale kannige jagawella haldi

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  • musthak hameed, kulur/mangalore

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    too bad but nice picture

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  • THANVEER AHAMED, UDUPI/DUBAI

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    WOW...MASHALLAH MISS RAIN....

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  • prasanna, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    funny thing is some of the above mentioned places have never experienced floods earlier. is it a sign of things to come?

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  • d dsouza, kodialbail

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    the rains are very dangerous causing landslides etc. the children should be given rain holidays as the rain causes brake failures,accidents etc. dc should give schools rain holidays as many children get injured

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  • SP Shetty, Kateel / UAE

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    I m sure you will see some comments against BJP here .... lols

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  • Antony Herbert Crasta, Mangalore,Sydney/Australia

    Sun, Jun 27 2010

    That you call real rains, flood water and sadly the aftermath damages! Nice pictures though!

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