Nearly 44,000 people have been evacuated from 51 flood-hit taluks, with about 40,180 from Belagavi alone. Of them 16,875 are sheltered in 272 relief camps across the affected districts
At least nine people were killed and several others injured due to heavy rains and floods in 12 northwest and coastal districts of Karnataka, an official said on Thursday.
“Of the 9 rain-related deaths, 6 were in Belagavi, 2 in Uttara Kannada and one in Shivamogga. About 50 cattle also perished or washed away in floodwaters,” the official told IANS.
With the southwest monsoon peaking, incessant rains severely disrupted normal life in the affected districts, as schools and colleges, markets and offices were shut and thousands of people stranded due to damage to road and rail network in the region.
“Nearly 44,000 people have been evacuated from 51 flood-hit taluks, with about 40,180 from Belagavi alone. Of them 16,875 are sheltered in 272 relief camps across the affected districts,” said the official citing spot reports.
Though the copious rains have filled ponds, lakes, reservoirs and dams in the catchment areas, flooding and excess waters in the fields damaged a whopping 1,48293 hectares of farm lands, with Belagavi being the worst hit as crop loss was in 1,36,529 hectares of land.
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