Torrential rains in parts of Chamarajanagar district on Sunday night through the early hours of Monday claimed one life. Many fields were inundated leading to crop loss.
The District Disaster Management Centre said the victim – identified as Murthy (33) - came under the debris of a wall that collapsed due to heavy rains and succumbed to his injuries. The incident took place in Dadadahalli village past midnight, according to officials. Inundation was also reported in the rural hinterland of Hebbosuru, Jyothigowdanapura etc.
The district has been receiving incessant rains since the last few days and the quantum of rains is more than double the average for the period, according to Karnataka Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre. Chamarajanagar taluk received 52.1 mm of rains between September 1 and 5 against a normal of 17.4 mm while Gundlupet received 32.5 mm of rainfall against a normal of 9.5 mm during the same period. Heavy rains have also been reported in Kollega, Yellandur and Hanur.
