Rains continued to wreak havoc in Ballari and Vijayanagara districts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning killing an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and damaging 166 houses.
As per information provided by local authorities, Umadevi Balaganur Jadeppa (44), an ASHA working at Emmiganur village in Kampli taluk of Ballari district, was killed after the mud wall of her house collapsed on her late on Tuesday night. The villagers said she died on the spot while her husband Jadeppa and children Darshan and Sridhar managed to escape the tragic incident. Many houses in Krishna Nagar camp in the taluk were also flooded.
As many as 132 houses have been damaged in Vijayanagara district. Huvina Hadagali taluk was the worst-hit with 108 houses reporting damage followed by Harapanahalli (16), Kottur (6) and Hagari Bommanahalli (2). In Ballari district, 34 houses have been damaged with Kampli taluk alone reporting damage to 26 houses.
