Rain in Karnataka
Heavy rains led to flooding in many parts of Shivamogga. Fire and Emergency personnel were busy rescuing stranded persons and shifting them to safer places. Residents of RML Nagar, Gopala, and Sharavathi Nagar are badly hit with water entering many houses.
B.R. Ashok Kumar, District Fire Officer of Shivamogga, told The Hindu, “Our people are on the job. We are on alert and reaching the places whenever we receive calls.”